PILGRIMS Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, and the Mayflower Compact.

Early Pilgrims

PilgrimsJamestown, Plymouth Rock, and the Mayflower Compact

Mayflower90 passengers on the Mayflower 30 on SpeedwellOriginally departed August 15Speedwell sprung leakMayflower adds 12 passengers from SpeedwellLeft England on September 16, 1620

PlymouthFirst 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 diedPokanoket tribeSquanto and Chief Massasoit

Mayflower CompactSigned by all 41 adult males Nov. 11, 1620Created to prevent dissent.Lasted until 1686.

JamestownFirst permanent English settlement in America.100 members of Virginia CompanyLanded May 14, 1607Almost collapsed until new settlers arrive in 1610.Famine, disease and conflict with Native Americans.

Jamestown cont.John Rolfe and Pocahontas marriageBrought peace between Settlers and Native AmericansTobacco generates profitCapital of Virginia until 1699.