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The pilgrims were separatists who left England for freedom of religion.

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How did pilgrims travel to America?

Aboard the sailing ship Mayflower.


How did pilgrims and puritians come tot America?

The Pilgrims and 9 or 10 years later, the Puritans, came to what would later be America in small sailing ships.


Why do you think the pilgrims first settled along the coast?

they thought that they were sailing to Asia to find goods but ran into North America


What are 2 reasons not written in the mayflower compact that pilgrims came to America?

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How many pilgrims were on the boat?

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What state did the Pilgrims go to before sailing to America?

There is no known state where the Pilgrims went before sailing to America. Though they had gone to the Netherlands for a number of years. The Mayflower left from England after stopping to meeting up with the Speedwell's passengers from the Netherlands and before traversing the Atlantic Ocean to land at Cape Cod instead of their expected destination at the Colony of Virginia.


Why did the pilgrims move to america?

Popular teaching, aka what you learned in grade school, states that the Pilgrims came for religious freedom. Wrong! Only around 40 of the 102 pilgrims were going for religion. The other 62 went in order to such for gold, adventure or for land. And if the majority went for those reasons, those are the reasons for the pilgrims going to America.


What prevented the pilgrims from sailing further north?

Lack of supplies.


Who were some of the Pilgrims who discovered America?

The Pilgrims did not actually discover America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.


In what part of North America did the pilgrims write that they would plant the first colony?

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What year did the pilgrims first come to America?

The Pilgrims came to America almost 400 years ago.


What pilgrims came to America?

Pilgrims from England.