What is Pilgrims?
:''A [[pilgrimage]] is a journey or travel, that is often done for a [[religion|religious]] purpose'' [[File:Robert Walter Weir - Embarkation of the Pilgrims - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|''Embarkation of the Pilgrims'', a painting by [[Robert Walter Weir]]]] The '''Pilgrims''' is the name for the early settlers of the [[Plymouth Colony]], which is now [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]]. In 1620 they traveled to [[New England]] on a [[ship]] called the ''[[Mayflower]]''. There were 102 [[passenger]]<nowiki/>s on the ship. They were English [[Puritanism|Puritan]]<nowiki/>s who had left England years earlier to live in [[Leiden]] because of [[religion|religious]] differences with the [[Church of England]]. Unlike other Puritans who wanted to reform the Church of England, they wanted to separate from it, so they were called ''Separatists''. The original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the '''Pilgrim Fathers''', or simply as the Pilgrims.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Pilgrims|url=https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/pilgrims|access-date=2020-09-25|website=HISTORY|language=en}}</ref> The Mayflower was a cargo ship and was not meant for passengers. It was uncomfortable and small. Many Pilgrims got sick on the journey or soon after they arrived. One child was born on the Mayflower. When they arrived in America, they built homes and farms. They received help from the [[Wampanoag]] people. The Wampanoag people taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn, hunt, and fish in the new land. They had a big feast for 3 days, which was the first thanksgiving. Foods commonly eaten by the Pilgrims included bread, grains, corn, venison, turkey, mussels, lobster, eel, and clams. ==References== <references /> {{Mayflower articles |state=autocollapse}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:People from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Mayflower passengers|*]]