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The Pilgrim fathers were individuals who were persecuted for their religion and sailed to the 'New land' of America in search of a new life.

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What city did most pilgrims settle?

If the question is referring to "the Pilgrim Fathers" - there were no cities in America when they arrived. Cities may have developed in places they settled, but they settled in wilderness.


What did the Mayflower have to do with pilgrims?

The Mayflower was used to get the pilgrims to America. If you heard of Christopher Columbus then you heard of pilgrims and if you heard of pilgrims you heard of the Mayflower.


What were the problems the Pilgrim Fathers had when they reached the US in the Mayflower?

The Pilgrim Fathers knew how difficult settling the new land would be, and felt unity was the quality they needed most. There had already been some dissension on board the Mayflower, when some let it be known they had no obligation to obey the rules of the Pilgrims. As a result, they decided to make the Pilgrims responsible for their behavior, by preparing and getting them to sign the Mayflower Compact. Once ashore the hardships began with nearly half of their number being wiped out due to lack of food, disease and exposure.


What factors facilitated the extension of slavery from the English Caribbean to Carolina?

Pilgrims did it Pilgrims did it Pilgrims did it


Who established the Plymouth colony in 1620?

The Pilgrims, aka Pilgrim Fathers, landed at Plymouth Rock (Massachusetts) in 1620. They were mostly Brownist English Dissenters, who (while generally Calvinist in their beliefs) wanted to be separate from the Church of England.

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What is another name the pilgrims used for dinner?

Pioneers or pilgrim fathers


Why did the pilgrim fathers leave holland?

The same as other pilgrims, because of being persecuted for their religion


Who were the English protestents who wanted to withdraw the Church of England?

I think you mean the Pilgrim Fathers


What was another name given to the Pilgrims because of their action against the Church of England?

Pioneers or pilgrim fathers


What city did most pilgrims settle?

If the question is referring to "the Pilgrim Fathers" - there were no cities in America when they arrived. Cities may have developed in places they settled, but they settled in wilderness.


In the poem Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England the poet presents the issues of freedom and difficulty. What did they have to do with the pilgrims' journey?

The Pilgrim Fathers sought religious freedom in the New World, facing difficulties such as harsh weather, limited resources, and conflicts with indigenous peoples. The poem highlights their struggle for freedom and the challenges they encountered in establishing a new settlement in a foreign land.


What is the name of the ship the pilgrims sailed from Plymouth England into the Plymouth colony in America in 1620?

The Pilgrim Fathers traveled on the Mayflower


What has the author H G Tunnicliff written?

H. G. Tunnicliff has written: 'The story of the Pilgrim fathers' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)


Why were men called Pilgrim fathers?

The Pilgrims were a group of religious separatists who left England seeking religious freedom and a means of maintaining a distinct communal identity. It was the Pilgrims (literally meaning travelers) who landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and began the European settlement of that region of what is now the United States. They are called the Pilgrim Fathers because they were the parents (biologically at first but later only in a general historical sense) of most of the population who came to live in that region.


Who were the Pilgrims in Thanksgiving?

pilgrims


What early colonist came to new England to practice their religious beliefs?

They were the Pilgrim Fathers. They had traveled from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower (name of the ship), to Cape Cod , Massachusetts in 1620. They were separatists from the Church of England.


Who was the Governor of the Pilgrims during the 1st Thanksgiving?

the governor of the pilgrims the governor of the pilgrims