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Before the Pilgrims hired her, the Mayflower was used to transport
wine and fish. |
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The same number of passengers who departed from Plymouth, England
on the Mayflower arrived in America. |
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The colonists began their trip with two ships: the Mayflower and
the Speedwell; but the Speedwell leaked so badly
that the ship was left behind in England. |
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The first baby was born during the journey and was named Oceanus.
The second baby born was named Peregrine. |
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The Mayflower’s crossing took 66 days. During the storm-filled
voyage, one sailor and one passenger died. |
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The Mayflower landed on November 11, 1620, at the tip of Cape
Cod. |
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Only half of the Pilgrims survived the first winter. |
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Pilgrim children’s chores included fetching water, gathering firewood,
herding animals, and helping cook, clean, farm, and care for younger
children. |
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Although Pilgrim children worked hard, they still had time to play.
They probably played marbles, ball games, board games, and running
games.
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The turkey, native to America, was common in England by 1620; it had
been brought to Europe a century earlier by the Spanish. |
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The Pilgrim men signed the Mayflower
Compact, which was an agreement on how the colony would be governed.
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Children were expected to be courteous to adults, including their
parents, by bowing and curtseying to them. |
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The Pilgrims did not eat cranberry sauce and creamed onions at the
first Thanksgiving. They did eat wild fowl, venison, and cooked corn
meal. |
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Pilgrims didn’t eat in courses as we know them. All the foods were
placed on the table at one time, including dessert, and people ate
in any order they chose. |
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Children served meals to their parents. Children ate only after their
parents were served, often on stools near the hearth. |
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The Pilgrims didn’t use forks. They used a knife, a spoon, a large
napkin, and their fingers, and might share plates and drinking vessels.
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Happy Turkey Day! |
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Sometimes there were two courses per meal but each course might include
salad (any vegetables), fish, fowl, meat, pudding, and sweets. |
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Both boys and girls in 1600s England and New England wore gowns
(dresses) until they were about seven years old. |
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There was no school in the early years in New Plymouth. Parents taught
their own children, or had their neighbors teach them. |
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Pilgrims probably only took baths a few times a year. They thought
bathing was unhealthy. |
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William Bradford wrote a history of the early years, called Of
Plimoth Plantation. The original manuscript is in the Massachusetts
state archives. |
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