SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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Detailed explanation-1: -After more than two months (66 days) at sea, the Pilgrims finally arrived at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620.
Detailed explanation-2: -After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on November 21 [O.S. November 11], 1620. Most likely taken apart by Rotherhithe shipbreaker c. 1624.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mayflower took 66 days to cross the Atlantic – a horrible crossing afflicted by winter storms and long bouts of seasickness – so bad that most could barely stand up during the voyage. By October, they began encountering a number of Atlantic storms that made the voyage treacherous.
Detailed explanation-4: -After several years there, fearing the loss of their native language and cultural heritage, they decided to set out for the New World and build a new life. With the help of the Virginia Company’s financing, the pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in 1620 and sailed to the Americas.