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| − | The '''Mayflower''' was one of the first [[ship]]s to sail and bring [[Christianity|Christians]] from [[England]] to what was then the [[New World]]. British citizens yearned to establish a Christian society free from the [[religious]] oppression that they had faced in England. | + | The '''Mayflower''' was one of the first [[ship]]s to sail and bring [[Christianity|Christians]] from [[England]] to what was then the [[New World]]. In 1620, 102 Pilgrams made a 3,000 mile voyage from England to America during autumn storms. Food was usually oatmeal, peas, pork, fish, beans, cheese and other foods that could be stored for long periods of time. The Mayflower could carry 180 large barrels of food storage along with Pilgrams furniture and tools. |
| + | Pilgrams spent 65 straight days living in the ships hold with no privacy and only a chamber pot for a toilet. They were not prepared for the rough waters of their long voyage. They suffered injuries from being thrown against the walls of the wind and wave tossed ship. Besides the injuries many were seasick. British citizens yearned to establish a Christian society free from the [[religious]] oppression that they had faced in England. | ||
The ship's passengers made the [[Mayflower Compact]], a set of laws they would follow upon landing in [[America]]. | The ship's passengers made the [[Mayflower Compact]], a set of laws they would follow upon landing in [[America]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:01, June 14, 2007
The Mayflower was one of the first ships to sail and bring Christians from England to what was then the New World. In 1620, 102 Pilgrams made a 3,000 mile voyage from England to America during autumn storms. Food was usually oatmeal, peas, pork, fish, beans, cheese and other foods that could be stored for long periods of time. The Mayflower could carry 180 large barrels of food storage along with Pilgrams furniture and tools. Pilgrams spent 65 straight days living in the ships hold with no privacy and only a chamber pot for a toilet. They were not prepared for the rough waters of their long voyage. They suffered injuries from being thrown against the walls of the wind and wave tossed ship. Besides the injuries many were seasick. British citizens yearned to establish a Christian society free from the religious oppression that they had faced in England.
The ship's passengers made the Mayflower Compact, a set of laws they would follow upon landing in America.