SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MAYFLOWER SETTLEMENT
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Canada
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Virginia
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The Hudson River
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Cape Cod Harbor
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mayflower arrived in New England on November 11, 1620 after a voyage of 66 days. Although the Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the Hudson River in New York, dangerous shoals and poor winds forced the ship to seek shelter at Cape Cod.
Detailed explanation-2: -Contents. Some 100 people, many of them seeking religious freedom in the New World, set sail from England on the Mayflower in September 1620. That November, the ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Pilgrims intended to land in Northern Virginia and the Hudson River (today New York) was their intended destination. They had received good reports on this region while in the Netherlands. The Mayflower was almost right on target, missing the Hudson River by just a few degrees.