Mayflower - Wikipedia
WEBMayflower was an English sailing ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620.
The Mayflower ‑ Ship, Compact & Pilgrims - HISTORY
WEBMar 4, 2010 · The Mayflower was a merchant ship that carried 102 passengers, including nearly 40 Protestant Separatists, on a journey from England to the New World in 1620.
List of Mayflower passengers - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mayflower launched with 102 passengers, 74 male and 28 female, and a crew headed by Master Christopher Jones. About half of the passengers died in the first winter. Many Americans can trace their ancestry back to one or more of these individuals who have become known as the Pilgrims.
Mayflower | History, Voyage, Landing, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Mayflower, in American colonial history, the ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established the first permanent New England colony in 1620.
Mayflower Compact ‑ Definition, Purpose & Significance - HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower. When Pilgrims and other settlers set out on the...
The Pilgrims’ Miserable Journey Aboard the Mayflower
WEBNov 18, 2020 · Sailing for more than two months across 3,000 miles of open ocean, the 102 passengers of the Mayflower—including three pregnant women and more than a dozen children—were squeezed below decks ...
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Mayflower - World History Encyclopedia
WEBOct 21, 2020 · The Mayflower is the name of the cargo ship that brought the Puritan separatists (known as pilgrims) to North America in 1620 CE. It was a type of sailing ship known as a carrack with three masts with square-rigged sails on the main and foremast, three decks (upper, gun, and cargo), and measured roughly 100 feet (27 m) long and 25 …
Mayflower Passengers & Crew - World History Encyclopedia
WEBOct 27, 2020 · The 102 passengers and 30-man crew endured two months on the open sea in rough weather between 6 September and 11 November 1620 CE on the Mayflower, a 12-year old cargo ship never intended to transport passengers and never before used for a voyage of such a distance.
Mayflower Compact | Summary, Background, Significance, & Facts
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Mayflower Compact, document signed on the English ship Mayflower in November 1620 prior to its landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was the first framework of government written and enacted in the territory that is now the United States of America, and it remained in force until 1691.