2. When and where the Mayflower was built is unknown
Owner/operator of the vessel was Christopher Jones
The Mayflower was hired by the Pilgrims in 1620
The Speedwell was also hired by the pilgrims to sail
with the Mayflower
Having to many complications with keeping the
Speedwell seaworthy, they turned back and the
Mayflower went on it’s journey to Plymouth.
3. By the second departure they had been living on the
ship for nearly a month and a half, it took sixty-six days
to get across the Atlantic
The Hudson river was the intended destination, they
missed it by a few degrees
They spotted Cape Cod on November 9
They tried to sail south into the Hudson river but ran
into strong storms and almost shipwrecked , they
turned back around and went to explore Cape Cod
They finally settled in Plymouth in December of 1620
4. The pilgrims settle in Plymouth two months later after
exploring Cape Cod, anchoring in December on
Plymouth rock
Plymouth is known as the first permanent settlement
of the Europeans in New England
In the first year of living in Plymouth nearly half of the
settlers became ill and died
The pilgrims became friendly with the natives,
learning how to grow crops, hunt, and fish. In the fall
they had a harvest (known today Thanksgiving)
5. The Mayflower Compact was the foundation for
Plymouths government
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement which
was signed to establish order and government
6. Governor of Plymouth
He was also a leader of Leiden, Holland
Served as governor five times over a period of more
than thirty years
Signed the Mayflower Compact
He wrote of Plymouth plantation which is one of the
first histories of the Europeans in the New World
Of Plymouth Plantation which was William Bradford’s
journal spoke of the journey to Plymouth and the
colonist , written between 1630-1651
