The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . y sought. This, they thought, could be found only in America. So WilliamBrewster and John Robinson, the leaders of the congregation,secured from the Lon-don company a grantof land to be locatedsomewhere nearHudsons Eiver, with-in the limits of Vir-ginia. ^ In companywith Captain MilesStandish, Brewsterand about one hun-dred and twenty Sepa-ratists left Hollandin the ship Speedwell,bound for Southamp-ton, England; there they were joined by the Mayfioioer. King James refused royalpermission to the undertaking of the congregati
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . y sought. This, they thought, could be found only in America. So WilliamBrewster and John Robinson, the leaders of the congregation,secured from the Lon-don company a grantof land to be locatedsomewhere nearHudsons Eiver, with-in the limits of Vir-ginia. ^ In companywith Captain MilesStandish, Brewsterand about one hun-dred and twenty Sepa-ratists left Hollandin the ship Speedwell,bound for Southamp-ton, England; there they were joined by the Mayfioioer. King James refused royalpermission to the undertaking of the congregation, but he alsodeclined to notice their presence in an English port, believing that 1 The date 1608 is given by some autliorities. 2 The company of Merchant Adventurers of London agreed to furnish themoney for the enterprise on the following terms: the members were to laborwithout any days of rest except Sunday for a term of seven years, and the prop-erty and accumulations were to be equally divided, at the end of that time,between the company and the The Mayflower. 62 THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN NATION they would be less troublesome in America than in Europe. Thetwo vessels left Southampton but, the Speedwell proving unsea-worthy, both ships turned back to Plymouth. The Mayjloiverthereupon took all who could be carried, one hundred and twopeople in all,^ and sailed from Plymouth, September 6, 1620,bound for the Virginia coast. Thereafter the congregationcalled themselves Pilgrims.^ After nine weeks of heavy weather, the 3fayfloicer sighted CapeCod. This was much farther north than they had intended toland, and also beyond the northern limit of the Virginia days were spent in attempting to pass the ship aroundthe cape to the southward, but the strong head winds a landing was made at the harbor now called Provincetown. The Compact a Forerunner of Constitutional Government. — Bythis time, owing to the great suffering, there was much disc
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