SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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O’Hanlon Rock
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Roanoke Island
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Plymouth Rock
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Mayflower Rock
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor on December 16, 1620 and the colonists began building their town.
Detailed explanation-2: -After a tortuous 66-day voyage from England, the Pilgrims reached the mainland of America 400 years ago today, Nov. 11. But they didn’t land at Plymouth Rock, as the popular myth alleges. They first anchored in Provincetown Harbor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.