When did pilgrims land at Plymouth?

Answer 1

Often times people conducting independent research on Pilgrims and their journey to America in 1620 label them as Puritans. The Pilgrims were NOT Puritans, but belonged to an English group of humble background known as Separatists. These Separatists desired separation from the Church of England that closely resembled Catholicism. Puritans, on the other hand, were a group of radical reformists who emerged early in the 17th century, with goals to reform, or simply put purify the Church of England. The two groups maintained belief structures entirely independent from each other, moved to the new world at different times, and were led by different people, but yet are often mistaken for each other.

The Mayflower arrived at what is now Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on November 11, 1620. They remained on the ship the following day, as it was a Sunday, for prayer and worship. They assembled a small boat and actually set foot on land on November 13th. In the boat, they made three expeditions over the next few weeks exploring the coastline. Having selected a site for their settlement, they sailed the Mayflower across to an abandoned Native American settlement called Patuxet, now Plymouth. The Mayflower dropped anchor there on December 16th. That is where the legendary Plymouth Rock can be found. [Source: Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, Chapter X.]

Cape Cod is, obviously, nowhere near the area that is nowknown as Virginia. However, in the late 16th century, a large section of the Atlantic coastline, from Cape Fear to the Gulf of St Lawrence, was claimed by the British and all of it was called "Virginia". Various colonizing companies were granted royal charters to settle the territory. In 1612, the third charter of The Virginia Company of London granted control over lands between 34 degrees north and 41 degrees north, which included most of Long Island. The Virginia Company of Plymouth [England] was granted a charter for the lands between 38 degrees north and 45 degrees north. Both companies could grant land patents to colonists who settled between 38 and 41 degrees north. There were several individuals in the Pilgrims' congregation who wanted nothing at all to do with the Virginia Company of London; that is apparently why, although they had not made their objective clear when they set out, the captain of the Mayflower was directed to land north of 41 degrees latitude. That placed the Pilgrims away from the control of the Virginia Company of London and also away from the Dutch, who had competing claims over New Netherland. While the Pilgrims were at sea, the colonizing companies were re-organized (again) and, by the time they actually landed at Cape Cod, the place was no longer under the charter of any company with "Virginia" in its name.

Answer 2

Contrary to popular belief, the Mayflower did not land at Plymouth Rock; it landed in what is now Virginia, possibly at Cape Cod. The Puritans (pilgrims) only established a colony at Plymouth.

Answer 3

1620 PS do you know why the pilgrims arrived their?

Answer 4

The pilgrims never really landed in Plymouth, the first landed in Provincetown, Massachusetts and moved to Plymouth when they couldn't find any drinking water

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