USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After more than two months (66 days) at sea, the Pilgrims finally arrived at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620. A few weeks later, they sailed up the coast to Plymouth and started to build their town where a group of Wampanoag People had lived before (a sickness had killed most of them).

Detailed explanation-2: -Ship’s itinerary The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620. It landed in Cape Cod on November 9, 1620 and sailed up the coast to Plymouth a few weeks later. The 2, 750 mile voyage lasted 66 days, which works out to an average of just 2 mph.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tell students that Henry Hudson was a European explorer traveling across the Atlantic during the colonial period. It took Hudson more than two months to sail from Amsterdam to New York City on his sailing ship, the Half Moon. A modern ocean liner, such as the Queen Mary 2, makes the trip from Europe in seven days.

Detailed explanation-4: -Back in Columbus’ day, sailing from England to America could take you anywhere between six weeks and four months, depending on the wind and weather you faced. Without modern-day weather-prediction technology, your voyage time was largely based on luck. Columbus himself was rather lucky, making the journey in 61 days.