Mayflower

heading to the new world. Before departing from their ship in 1620, the pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact (Doc 1). It was an agreement to create a simple and crude government for the colony in the beginning, and it wouldn’t last very long. In addition, Fifteen years later, Hartford, Connecticut was founded, and not soon after the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was formed (Doc 2). Unlike the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders was more democratic than theocratic. In fact, it is one…

This essay will discuss the life and accomplishments of William Bradford. William Bradford was a very interesting figure in early American history, he became a pilgrim, helped found, and became the governor of Plymouth Colony, and signed the Mayflower compact. The life of William Bradford was a very interesting and exciting life and is now one of the most iconic figures in early American history. William Bradford was born in 1590 in Austerfield, in Yorkshire, English. His father was a yeoman…

Effects of the Development of Puritan Society During the late 1600s, a group of people called the Puritans came to settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Area. The extremely religious Puritans believed that if they moved away from the Anglican Church of England, they could create a theocracy that would grant them a right to freedom, further the expansion of their Christian faith, and build a utopian society for themselves. However, when they arrived, they registered the fact that not…

William Brewster and Separatist Pilgrims’ Immigration to America William Bradford wrote of his close friend and mentor, “[Elder William Brewster] would labor with his hands in the fields as long as he was able; yet when the church had no other minister, he taught twice every Sabbath, and both powerfully and profitable, to the great contentment of his hearers” (qtd. in Gragg 291). This hard work and dedication of my ancestor, Brewster, was greatly admired. The work ethic he exhibited made the…

In a city in Holland English women and men come to live their for only one reason, because they wanted the freedom to practice their religion without the government or anyone else bothering them because in Holland no one would force them to attend to one certain church and to dishonor their beliefs. The Englishmen did not like one particular thing about living in Holland because their children started to act more like Dutchmen than Englishmen. The Saints decided to move somewhere else and so…

journey, it seemed as though there was disease and death surrounding them everywhere they went. There were many different ships which took people to the New World, and the settlers formed a total of three colonies. Those who rode on the Mayflower signed a Mayflower Compact, which simply required those who signed to accept whatever form of government was established after landing in America, in the New England…

America left England because of the corrupt government, need for natural rights, and a better society. Due to these injustices they were able to establish a successful society. They arrived on the Mayflower, containing 102 people,58 who died within a year. When they reached Cape Cod 41 men signed the Mayflower Compact, swearing that they would spread Puritanism and devote themselves to the good of their new colony. Although they were not planning on going to cape cod, they settled there anyway…

The Honorable Imposter The Honorable Imposter, written by Gilbert Morris brings reader's imagination all the way back to before the Mayflower came to America. With romance, violence, betrayal, murder, and deception, Morris sucks readers in with no turning back. The Honorable Imposter is a great example of historical fiction. The readers not only get an exciting story but a history lesson! Gilbert Winslow, the main character, lives in London, England, but he can also be found adventuring…

struggles and hardships that the Pilgrims had to face – death and lethal sickness, colds, sea-sickness, starvation, and others. This book takes place the first couple months on the Mayflower looking for land. The next part of the book is looking to settle on the land and the transition from the ship to the Mayflower. The third part is life on land in the beginning where people are still very sick and still building houses. The fourth part of the book is where sickness and death have slowed,…

the Pilgrims and Puritans rode on the Mayflower, on their way to the America’s, each person on the ship signed a treaty formally known as the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first written document, stating that each person would understand and listen to each person’s views, lend a helping hand to anyone in need, all in order to create a free, peaceful and cohesive community. In addition to signing the Mayflower Compact, families on the Mayflower brought along books, the Bible…