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Bookmark or Share- Who Were The Pilgrims And Why Did They Come To America? - All That's ...For such a small band of people — just 102 people sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, and only about half of them were fleeing religious persecution — the Pilgrims cast an oversized legacy on American culture today. But their full story is often simplified, if not entirely misunderstood. For starters, they weren’t even called “Pilgrims” in their time.
- The Pilgrims ‑ America, Definition & Land - HISTORYThese original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the Pilgrim Fathers, or simply as the Pilgrims. The group that set out from Plymouth, in southwestern England, in September 1620...
- Ten Pilgrim Facts You Need to Know - World History EncyclopediaThe pilgrims were human beings, however, not characters, and their story has much greater depth than the glossed version presented annually in November in the United States through pageants, readings, and other observances. The following are ten pilgrim facts frequently overlooked, misrepresented, or ignored.
- Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony) - WikipediaThe Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who travelled to North America on the ship Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts (John Smith had named this territory New Plymouth in 1620, sharing the name of the Pilgrims' final departure port of Plymouth, Devon).
- Pilgrims, Pilgrim Fathers, Colonial America, Overview, GuideA guide to the Pilgrims and Pilgrim Fathers in Colonial America, covering the Founding Fathers of New England, their travels in Europe, the voyage of the Mayflower, and the establishment of Plymouth Colony.
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