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Pilgrims
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The Pilgrims’ Exodus: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave England?
Yet their exodus was more than spiritual rebellion. England in the early 17th century was a land of stark contrasts: wealth for the few, poverty for the many...
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The Pilgrims’ Arrival: When Did They Land at Plymouth Rock?
The confusion begins with the Mayflower itself. The ship, a 100-ton merchant vessel repurposed for transatlantic travel, carried 102 passengers—half of them...
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The Pilgrims' Voyage: When Was the Mayflower’s Legendary Crossing?
Yet the Mayflower ’s story begins long before 1620. The ship itself was a merchant vessel, repurposed for a perilous mission by the Separatists—English...
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The Forgotten Founding Moment: When Was the Mayflower Compact Written?
The compact’s creation was a gamble. With no royal charter to guide them, the Pilgrims faced a legal void. Their ship, the Mayflower , had drifted far north of...