What happened to the Mayflower?

The Mayflower was the first ship sailed by British immigrants to North America. The Mayflower has a carrying capacity of approximately 180 tons and a length of 27 meters. Famous for carrying a group of separatist Puritans to North America to establish the Plymouth Colony and establishing the Mayflower Compact on the ship.

The Secessionists were the most radical group in English Puritanism. Due to the brutal persecution of the Church of England, they left England for the Netherlands in August 1608. Some of the believers decided to immigrate to North America and signed immigration contracts with the Virginia Company. On September 23, 1620, he sailed to North America on the Mayflower under the leadership of Pastor Brest. On November 21, he arrived at Cape Cod (now Provincetown, Massachusetts) and surveyed the local terrain. Finally, it was decided to go ashore at Plymouth. Before landing, the separatist leaders presided over the formulation of a "Mayflower Compact" in the cabin that all parties would abide by, and 51 free adult men signed it. Its contents include: organizing citizen groups; drafting fair laws, decrees, rules and regulations. In memory of my hometown. They named this new land "New England."

The Pilgrims who arrived at their destination settled in an empty village, but it was winter. They encountered unimaginable difficulties. Only 50 of the 102 people who were suffering from hunger and cold survived after the winter. At this time. The local Indians were getting to know these people. After figuring out the reason, he generously gave the immigrants daily necessities and sent people to teach them hunting, fishing, and planting corn, pumpkins, etc.

With the help of the Indians, the immigrants obtained a bumper harvest. On the day of celebrating the harvest, the immigrants thanked God and the Indians for their sincere help. It was decided that on one day at the end of November, the Indians would be invited to celebrate together. They lit bonfires and held a grand banquet, as well as wrestling, racing, singing, dancing and other activities. This celebration was later inherited and held on the fourth Thursday of November every year, called "Thanksgiving".

From then on, the people on the "Mayflower" began to live and work peacefully on this land. Later, more and more Europeans came here and started a new life, and later the United States was established.