. The new eclectic history of the United States . es in the American wilderness, where, under Englishlaws, they might have freedom to worship God in the waywhich seemed to them right. From a thousand pilgrims inHolland, a hundred were chosen to be founders of the newstate. They passed over to England, and, after several acci-dents and delays, set sail for America in September, 1620, fromPlymouth. 82. The Mayflower.—Though a patent had been secured fromthe London Company (§60), it proved useless because the per- (53) 54 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. son in whose name it was given did not go wit
. The new eclectic history of the United States . es in the American wilderness, where, under Englishlaws, they might have freedom to worship God in the waywhich seemed to them right. From a thousand pilgrims inHolland, a hundred were chosen to be founders of the newstate. They passed over to England, and, after several acci-dents and delays, set sail for America in September, 1620, fromPlymouth. 82. The Mayflower.—Though a patent had been secured fromthe London Company (§60), it proved useless because the per- (53) 54 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. son in whose name it was given did not go with the colonists;so that the little ship Mayflower set forth on her voyage withoutwarrant or charter from King, Parliament, or Company. Un-like the Virginian adventurers (£61), the Pilgrims2 tooktheir wives and children with them, and came to live and diein America. 83. Pounding of the Plymouth Colony.—Their aim was the Hud-son River; but after a stormy passage of two months, theycame to anchor near Cape Cod. Five weeks were spent in r?~ \:. /— :\ ( 7 ^lk- Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass. looking for a fit place for a new home. At last they came to asafe though shallow harbor, to which Captain Smith had alreadygiven the name Plymouth. This they chose, andin remembrance of kindness received at Plymouth,in England, they kept the name. Before going on shore,the forty-one heads of families solemnly joined themselvesinto a civil body politic to enact such just and equallaws as should be thought fit for the general good. Itwas the beginning, in fact, of the American idea that govern- FOUNDING OF PLYMOUTH COLONY. 55 ments derive their just powers from the consent of thegoverned. John Carver was chosen by his comrades to be thefirst governor of Plymouth. 84. The First Winter.—Then came a winter of bitter suffering,bravely borne. Wolves howled about the wretched cabins, andhunger was kept away only by hunting and fishing, which werenot always successful. Governor C
Size: 2161px × 1157px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidneweclectich, bookyear1890
