USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -That’s what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower. Mayflower set sail from England in July 1620, but it had to turn back twice because Speedwell, the ship it was traveling with, leaked. After deciding to leave the leaky Speedwell behind, Mayflower finally got underway on September 6, 1620.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the fall of 1621 the Fortune was the second English ship destined for Plymouth Colony in the New World, one year after the voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pilgrims of the Mayflower were a group of around 100 people seeking religious freedom from the Church of England. However, pilgrims were not the only passengers on the Mayflower. Other Mayflower passengers included servants, contracted workers, and families seeking a new life in America.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mayflower ship history. There were 26 vessels bearing the name Mayflower in the Port Books of England during the reign of James I (1603–1625); it is not known why the name was so popular.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1492, three ships made the voyage over to the New World–the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria–with the largest ship, the Santa Maria, floundering and sinking to the bottom of the Caribbean.