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Why Did The Pilgrim Establish A Colony
With enough financial aid to establish a colony, the Pilgrims prepared for the move. They purchased their own ship, a small vessel known as the Speedwell and were granted another which the Virginia Company rented called the Mayflower. After two unsuccessful attempts of leaving England, the Pilgrims were forced to leave the Speedwell behind due to a leak. Losing a ship caused some of them to be sent back to Holland as there was no room. They finally set sail for the northern part of the Virginia colony with a total of 102 passengers aboard the Mayflower, September 6, 1620. The entire voyage took around two months and rough storms blew them off course. Instead of landing near present-day New York like they had originally planned, they ended

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