USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. In the 1600s, the ocean was full of dangers.

Detailed explanation-2: -A model of the ship Arabella, on which over 700 Puritans sailed with livestock and provisions from England to New England in summer 1630. The Arabella was part of a fleet of eleven sailing ships under the rule of Governor Winthrop.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was titled “Peter Milbourne and the Arbella.” Milbourne was the master who sailed the Arbella. providing service in 1630 for Gov. John Winthrop and our pioneering Puritans. Born in England in 1610, Milbourne died by 1632, shortly after the epic Salem voyage.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritans renamed their flagship after one of its passengers, Lady Arabella Johnson. Also on board were her husband Isaac Johnson. Simon Bradstreet and his wife, Ann, the first female poet to be published in North America.