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![Mayflower Compact](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12969.jpg?v=1636052402)
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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is the agreement between the 41 male passengers of the ship Mayflower establishing the form of government of the Plymouth Colony (1620-1691 CE), signed on 11 November 1620 CE off the coast of present-day Massachusetts...
![Christopher Jones, Captain of the Mayflower](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13054.jpg?v=1719153184)
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Christopher Jones, Captain of the Mayflower
Christopher Jones (l. c. 1570-1622 CE) was the English captain and quarter-owner of the Mayflower, the cargo ship that brought the religious separatists (now known as pilgrims) to the New World in 1620 CE. Little is known of Jones' life prior...
![Mayflower Passengers & Crew](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13060.jpg?v=1618822803)
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Mayflower Passengers & Crew
The 102 Mayflower passengers were a diverse group made up of religious separatists (later known as pilgrims) and others referred to by the pilgrims as Strangers (people who did not share their faith). The ship also had a crew of approximately...
![Mayflower](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12966.jpg?v=1707415024)
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Mayflower
The Mayflower is the name of the cargo ship that brought the Puritan separatists (known as pilgrims) to North America in 1620 CE. It was a type of sailing ship known as a carrack with three masts with square-rigged sails on the main and foremast...
![John Carver](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13055.jpg?v=1705612569)
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John Carver
John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE) was one of the leaders of the Mayflower expedition, first signer of the Mayflower Compact, and first governor of Plymouth Colony. He was a prominent member of the separatist congregation of Leiden, the Netherlands...
![John Alden](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13114.jpg?v=1618700402)
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John Alden
John Alden (l. c. 1598-1687 CE) was a member of the crew of the Mayflower, serving as the ship's cooper (barrel maker), on the historic voyage of 1620 CE which established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, North America. Although he was...
![John Robinson](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13082.jpg?v=1629402303)
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John Robinson
John Robinson (l. 1576-1625 CE) was the pastor of the Leiden congregation of separatists, some of whom made up the party (later known as pilgrims) who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 CE to establish the Plymouth Colony in North America. Robinson...
![Ten Pilgrim Facts You Need to Know](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13125.jpg?v=1713413223)
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Ten Pilgrim Facts You Need to Know
The story of the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony is well known regarding the basic facts: they sailed on the Mayflower, arrived off the coast of Massachusetts on 11 November 1620, came ashore at Plymouth Rock, half of them died the first winter...
![The Loss of the Speedwell & Foundation of Democracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13077.jpg?v=1618749921)
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The Loss of the Speedwell & Foundation of Democracy
The Speedwell was the English passenger ship which was supposed to carry the Leiden congregation (later known as pilgrims) to the New World in 1620 CE accompanied by the cargo ship Mayflower. The Speedwell was 43 years old at the time and...
![Plymouth Colony](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13015.jpg?v=1697114406)
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Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony (1620-1691) was the first English settlement in the region of modern-day New England in the United States, settled by the religious Separatists known as the “pilgrims” who crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower in...