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PILGRIMS Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, and the Mayflower Compact.

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2 PILGRIMS Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, and the Mayflower Compact

3 MAYFLOWER  90 passengers on the Mayflower 30 on Speedwell  Originally departed August 15  Speedwell sprung leak  Mayflower adds 12 passengers from Speedwell  Left England on September 16, 1620

4 PLYMOUTH  First permanent settlement in New England.  Landed in Cape Cod, November 21, 1620.  Finally settled in Plymouth Harbor December 18.  By March over 50% of settlers had died  Pokanoket tribe  Squanto and Chief Massasoit

5 MAYFLOWER COMPACT  Signed by all 41 adult males Nov. 11, 1620  Created to prevent dissent.  Lasted until 1686.

6 JAMESTOWN  First permanent English settlement in America.  100 members of Virginia Company  Landed May 14, 1607  Almost collapsed until new settlers arrive in 1610.  Famine, disease and conflict with Native Americans.

7 JAMESTOWN CONT.  John Rolfe and Pocahontas marriage  Brought peace between Settlers and Native Americans  Tobacco generates profit  Capital of Virginia until 1699.


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