It was the Mayflower ship which brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620. There were 102 passengers aboard the Mayflower when it departed England on September 16 1620, many of whom were escaping religious persecution. For the others, a life in America offered the promise of financial riches and the opportunity to make a new and more successful life.
The Mayflower's crossing was a difficult one, filled with rough seas and high winds, which blew the ship 500 miles off course. But, after 66 days, the Pilgrims reached the tip of Cape Cod in modern-day Massachusetts. By mid-December, the Pilgrims had found a suitable site across Cape Cod Bay which was called Plymouth and became the first permanent English settlement in New England.
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