The Pilgrims

The Pilgrims

The Pilgrims were a group of early settlers who journeyed to the present day United States from England, settling in the Plymouth Colony. The colony, established in 1620, was the second successful English settlement in the United States of America, the first being the Jamestown Colony, founded in 1607.

The Pilgrims originally fled to the Netherlands from the East Midlands of England to preserve their religion and later made arrangements with English investors to establish a new colony in North America to preserve their culture.

The colonists faced a lengthy series of challenges: bureaucracy, impatient investors, internal conflicts, sabotage, storms, disease, and uncertain relations with the Native Americans.

Fast Facts

Arrived on the ships the Speedwall and the Mayflower between November 10 and November 20, 1620
Had the first Thanksgiving
The nearby Native Americans, the Wampanoagos Indians, lived in small villages along the coastline of both Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Half of the Pilgrims died during the first winter

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Pilgrims
University of Virginia: Immigration of the Pilgrims to New England
Pilgrim Hall Museum: The Pilgrim Story
Pilgrim Monument: New England for Visitors
Mayflower Families: Colonial Life
MayflowerHistory.com: The Religious Beliefs of the Pilgrims
YouTube: The Mayflower's Desperate Crossing (Time: 5:00)

The Pilgrims Background and Profiles

Plymouth Rock Foundation: Who Were the Pilgrims?
Who Were The Pilgrims: Who Were The Pilgrims
Mass Moments: Pilgrim Monument In Provincetown
University of Virginia: Pilgrims and Puritans: Background

The Pilgrims Images and Media

Google Image Search: Pilgrims
Yahoo! Image Search: Pilgrims
University of Georgia: Rare Maps of Colonial America
Contemporary Photos: Photos of Pilgrims' English Homes and Churches
Photos of History: Mayflower Steps
MayflowerHistory.com: Portraits of Pilgrims

The Pilgrims Books and Research

MayflowerHistory.com: Letters Written by the Pilgrims
MayflowerHistory.com: Primary Sources
Early America: Literature of Early America
The Mayflower Web Page Bookstore: Pilgrim Books and Genealogies
Amazon.com: Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth | Three Visitors to Early Plymouth | Good Newes for New England

The Pilgrims Timeline

1619: The Pilgrims obtain a land patent from London Virginia Company, hoping to establish a colony in America where they can practice their own religion.
September 6, 1620: The Mayflower leaves Plymouth Harbor in England, destined for Virgina.
October, 1620: Violent autumn storms damage the ship and blow it off course. John Howland, who will later become one of the colony's assistant governors, pitched overboard at one point but it rescued.
November 9th, 1620: Land is sighted, and the first landing is made at Cape Cod, Massachusetts
November 11th, 1620: the Mayflower Compact is signed by the 41 men, establishing a form of local government in which the colonists agree to abide by majority rule and to cooperate for the general good of the colony.
1621: One of the first treaties between colonists and Native American is signed as the Plymouth Pilgrims enact a peace pact with the Wampanoag Trail, with the aid of Squanto, an English speaking Native American.
November 1621: First Pilgrim Thanksgiving. The actual date is unknown.

Related Pages on Mahalo

Pilgrims | Mayflower | First Thanksgiving | Plymouth Rock | Cape Cod | Massachusetts | Wampanoag Tribe | Squanto | Patuxet | Puritans | Mayflower Compact | John Howland | Massachusetts Bay Colony

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