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Mayflower (ship)
The Mayflower set sail in 1620. Rated at at 180 tons and about 100 feet in length, she carried 102 English Pilgrims from Europe to New England in the 'New World'. The Mayflower's captain, Christopher Jones Captain/Governor, along with his 6 ship mates and passengers, faced many hardships before reaching America.
385 Questions
One major event that occurred in 1620 was the landing of the Mayflower on the shores of Massachusetts. They were called Pilgrims because they desired religious freedom and hoped to find it in the New World.
When did the mayflower depart from England and arrive in Southampton NY?
The Matflower left England on September 6 1620 and arived later in the year
What type of ship did the Pilgrims use to sail to America?
The Mayflower, used to carry the Piligrims to America, was a Dutch cargo fluyt.
Contrary to popular belief, the Mayflower did not land at Plymouth Rock; it landed in what is now Virginia, possibly at Cape Cod. The Puritans (pilgrims) only established a colony at Plymouth.
What did the Mayflower have to do with pilgrims?
The Mayflower was used to get the pilgrims to America. If you heard of Christopher Columbus then you heard of pilgrims and if you heard of pilgrims you heard of the Mayflower.
What were the three hardships the mayflower faced aboard?
They were very mad and upset but at the same time happy because they were going to a land were they could have religious freedom!
What does the Mayflower look like?
The Mayflower was an English ship and would have flown the Union flag appropriate at the time, which looks much like the modern British flag but the diagonals would have been purely white instead of the current white-and-red as the St. Patrick's Cross flag of Ireland had not yet been incorporated.
What were three hardships the pilgrims faced aboard the mayflower?
They had no privacy and had to use a chamber pot for a toilet. Rough sea caused for the people to be violently thrown about the ship. The pilgrims were also seasick and bored.
How long did it take Mayflower to sail to America?
It took 2 months for the mayflower to sail to America. See related link.
Why did passengers on the mayflower despair of reaching America?
From everything I have read they didn’t despair. It took three months in a small ship for the 60 Pilgrims to reach Massachusetts and they were blown off course by a storm.
Why did the darley ship company build the mayflower?
Shipwrights (ship builders) build ships as a business- they build them to sell to make a profit.
What were the 3 hardships the plgrims faced on the mayflower?
Storms, being on the ship for 3 months, fresh food and water.
Was the Mayflower a ship and how long was the ship?
Yes. The Mayflower was the ship that transported the "Pilgrims" to North America.. The dimensions of the first Mayflower were 90 feet in length (12 Feet more than a tennis court), 26 feet in width, with a tonnage of 180. A reproduction of the ship (the Mayflower II) was built in 1955 with some modern upgrades such as steering by a wheel instead of a tiller, radio, electrical generators, and refrigerators
What hardships did the pilgrims face while on the Mayflower?
Answer 1
The usual ones for anyone crossing the Atlantic at the time: sea sickness, bad food, bad weather, crammed lodgings, wet clothes. Surprisingly enough all the Mayflower passengers survived the trip. But when they arrived it was too late in the season to build proper houses before the arrival of winter. So they had to weather the winter season on board the ship at harbor. That is when the cramped conditions and very poor sanitation took their toll. Diseases broke out carrying off almost half the passengers.
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Answer 2
Size of ship ( exact measurements unknown ) was about 80 by 20. Half the size of a basket ball court. For over 100 passengers on a 2 and a half month trip. You could possibly put several HUNDRED, or more, into a contemporary cruise ship.
