SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MAYFLOWER SETTLEMENT
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nearly 400 years ago, the Pilgrims left Southampton to embark on their historic transatlantic voyage on August 15 1620. They were on two ships-the iconic Mayflower and the lesser known Speedwell-and boarded on the south coast of England set for a new life in America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, for North America on August 15, 1620. The ship carried Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, in modern-day Massachusetts, where they established the first permanent European settlement in 1620.
Detailed explanation-3: -They decided that was a safer place to settle, and the Mayflower anchored in Plymouth Harbor on Dec. 18, 1620.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mayflower set sail on 16th September 1620 from Plymouth, UK, to voyage to America.