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Yes, in Semptemmber 1620 about 100 pilgrims crowded into a small ship called the Mayflower. A storm battered the Mayflower on its long journey accross the Atlantic Ocean. the ship was pushed off course. Instead of arriving in Virginia thay landed much farther up north at Cape Cod. The pilgrims decieded to settle in New England.

They chose a rocky harbor the english called Plymouth.

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Why did the pilgrims go to Plymouth?

The pilgrims went to Plymouth because they didn't want to be indentured servants.


Why did pilgrims to go to Plymouth?

The pilgrims went to Plymouth because they didn't want to be indentured servants.


Where were the pilgrims headed?

The Pilgrims were headed to Virginia, but storms and obstacles made them go to Massachusetts.


Why did the Plymouth pilgrims go to the Americas?

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What country did the pilgrims first go to?

The Pilgrims first settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.


How far was it for the Pilgrims to go from Southampton England to Plymouth Massachusetts?

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What difficulties did the pilgrims have to go through at Plymouth?

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Why did the Pilgrims go to Massachusetts instead of to Virginia?

They meant to go to Virginia but there was a storm that made them go off course and made them go to Massachusetts. The ship was low on provisions and they were out of beer, so the Captain landed them at what is now Plymouth.


Why didn't the pilgrims land in Virginia?

Pilgrims wanted to go to Virginia to begin a new life in a new place. They envisioned a life with more freedom and land they could own for themselves and their families.


What is an interesting fact about Plymouth?

Plymouth was where the Pilgrims first landed in the Americas from Holland. People in Plymouth were Puritans and had to go to church every Sunday. They were very strict about religion. If you disagreed with a Puritan teaching you were thrown out of the colony.


Why did the pilgrims and come to the Americas?

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Did the pilgrims choose to go to Plymouth?

Yes, the Pilgrims chose to go to Plymouth as a destination for their settlement in 1620. They initially aimed for the Virginia Colony but were blown off course and landed in what is now Massachusetts. The area offered a suitable location for establishing a new community, and they decided to settle there, establishing Plymouth Colony. Their choice was influenced by the desire for religious freedom and the opportunity to create a new life.