Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?
Feast, family, football, friendship... but what was the story behind the sailing flower where it all originated?
A cargo hold, just 5 feet tall and divided up with canvas - this is what served as the living quarters for the 102 passengers of the Mayflower ... American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
The Pilgrims were Separatists, believing that the church should be separate from the English crown. Their view was a more ...
What makes the story of 102 Pilgrims so unique and important to American history is their unyielding commitment to religious freedom, justice, and civil government.
As Americans gather for Thanksgiving, they celebrate the legacy of the Pilgrims’ success. Lost in the holiday’s mythology are ...
Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans wanted the English Protestant ...
Both Goodman and Browne signed the Mayflower Compact. In Mourt’s Relation, on Jan. 12, Goodman and Browne got lost after leaving the Plantation to gather thatch for roofing. A search party could not ...
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...