According to Wikipedia, the Mayflower left England on 6 September 1620 with 102 passengers. 50 of them were "pilgrims" who would help establish Plymouth Colony. Also on board were two dogs. One baby was born during the voyage and one was born on board ship while it was docked in America but before the colony was founded.
the Pilgrims.
In the galley
The "Mayflower" was mostly made of wood.
the majority.
the English.
Mayflower Compact
The Strangers
The "Strangers"!
majority rule of the group
In it people agreed to be bound by the will of the majority
An agreement by the first Pilgrims to make decisions by majority rule was a compact. The Pilgrims that came over on the Mayflower had to sign an agreement like this before they could board the ship in Europe.
mayflower compact