Six thousand years of history . ghborhood of New Jersey, they were offCape Cod. After exploring the coast for some distancethey concluded to land and send back tO the PlymouthCompany for permission tO make a settlement. Therewere just one hundred passengers and the outlook wasas unpromising as one could imagine. Just why they didnot go on to New Jersey is not fully known. The mendrew up a compact in the cabin of the Mayflower for thegovernment of the colony and elected John Carver Gov-ernor. This was the first attempt to found a colony inAmerica without any royal sanction. The landing on thero
Six thousand years of history . ghborhood of New Jersey, they were offCape Cod. After exploring the coast for some distancethey concluded to land and send back tO the PlymouthCompany for permission tO make a settlement. Therewere just one hundred passengers and the outlook wasas unpromising as one could imagine. Just why they didnot go on to New Jersey is not fully known. The mendrew up a compact in the cabin of the Mayflower for thegovernment of the colony and elected John Carver Gov-ernor. This was the first attempt to found a colony inAmerica without any royal sanction. The landing on therock was made December 21, 1620, and the place wasnamed Plymouth because it appeared to be near the spotso marked on a map by the redoubtable John Smith, whohad explored the region. It was a bitter cold winter andthe people suffered terribly. Governor Carver and morethan half the Pilgrims died before spring. Well might theremainder have gone home in despair, but they sent theMayflower back and stayed on under the wise administra-.
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