Collected Saints - The Pilgrims and Thanksgiving

Plymouth Rock is a deserving American shrine, but the legends - and the so-called pilgrims who came to them - are not as interesting as the facts.

Contrary to popular belief, the coast of North America in Spanish, French, Dutch and other well-known English colonists before the arrival of a reformist religious sect, which we had Thanksgiving with.

George Weymouth explored Maine in 1605 and brought five Indians to London. Three of them were handed overSir Ferdinando Gorges, the Harbor Master at Plymouth, England.

Contact with these beautiful and dignified Native Americans Gorges so fascinated that he encourage the rest of his life, colonization among them.

Mainly by enthusiasm Gorges, two colonies were founded in 1607 to life - in Jamestown, Virginia, the other at Sagadahoc, Maine. Jamestown survived, but there Sagadahoc one years later, when their leader, George Popham, died.

Fishing expeditions continue to New England,however. When the prey was scarce, Indians were often kidnapped and sold as slaves in Spain. One of them was named a brave Pawtuxit Tsquantum. He was to play a crucial role in the Pilgrims survive.

It should be remembered that the people we call religious pilgrims today, it reported, were classified as "separatists" for their determination to be guided by the Church of England. They called themselves "Collected Saints" and their other companions, "Strangers".

The name "Pilgrim" did not come intouse until 1792 - after 172 years - when a local poet, as all members of Plymouth Colony known whether Saints or strangers.

Also to be confused with the Puritans, pilgrims - today Congregationalists - who colonized Boston in 1629. The latter were the reformers of the Church of England, and scorned the assembled saints.

Stylized images of New England settlers, dressed in black wide-brimmed hats for men and starched bonnets for women to show Puritans. Plymouth settlers were single,rough coat. Only 37 members of the "Mayflower" passengers were gathered saints. The other 65 workers were seeking opportunity.

A boy, servant, Samuel Fuller, died on the 66-day trip across the Atlantic. However, Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to a son, the ship of 102 passengers were apparently maintained.

The famous "Mayflower Compact" was signed on the road only through the Holy minorities to govern themselves - and not to plant democracy is accepted as so often.

Pilgrims

When the pilgrims landed, there were thriving colonies in St. Augustine, Florida (1565), Jamestown, Virginia (1607), Port Royal, Nova Scotia (1613), Quebec, Canada (1613) and Albany, NY (1614).

The Mayflower voyage, sponsored by the London firm, aimed at the Hudson River was considered that part of the Virginia area. However, contrary winds, the ship sailed to the tip of Cape Cod, now Provincetown, Massachusetts, on 17 November,1620th

Several trips were made on land, water and firewood to fill up again, while the pilgrims to assess their situation.

The maze of shoals, bad weather and dissatisfaction among the strangers took them all gave their original purpose and for immediate processing. Finally, they will replace the unexecuted London Company by a new Charter from New Gorges, England Company.

After resting for a few attempts, a group of 18 men together and made a pre-bootto explore. Have the "Mayflower," declared the captain of the bay ever visited. He assured his passengers that a good colony sites were in the vicinity.

The patrol camped overnight on Cape Cod, where he discovered several bushels of corn and a human skull buried with the remains of blond hair.

On the second day, beating the men before dawn, an attack by five Indians, then drove along the coast. They were searching for a port, Coppin, the "Mayflower's" pilot, said he hadvisited once. William Bradford wrote later to search:

"After a few hours drive, it started to snow and rain. To increase the middle of the afternoon the wind. The sea was very rough, and we broke our rudder. It was as much as two men can do to steer our boat with a couple of oars.

"The storm is growing, and night drawing on, bore, we are sailing, we could see while we are. This was, we broke our mast in three parts, and like our sails on board. But through the mercy of God,we recovered himself and struck into the harbor.

"However, the pilot was cheated in the place and the lord have mercy on us, but his eyes never seen the place before, and that he and the master's mate would have run us ashore in a cove full of breakers from the wind.

"It was very dark and rained sore. But in the end we have under the protection of a small island remained there all night in safety.

"The next day was a fair, sun-brilliant day We. Were we tobe on an island, safe from the Indians, where we can dry our things resolve, and our pieces rest to us. This is the last day of the week, we have to keep the Sabbath.

"On Monday we sounded the harbor and found it fit for shipping. We marched into the land and found divers cornfields and little streams - a place where we should be, fit for the situation.

"At least it was the best thing we could find. The need for our current season and made us glad to accept them. So, weour ship again with the message to the rest of our people, which has much comfort their hearts. "

In addition to the landings on 21 November there were exploratory work landings on the 28th, 29th and 30.

Abandoned corn fields and Indian villages were on the mainland. A smallpox epidemic and the Indian war had wiped the coastal Pawtuxit. This was a fatal blow to the pilgrims. They were too exhausted and few to hostile natives or off competitionForest in winter.

After returning to the ship, was approved by the entire company at the port of Plymouth to build. The "Mayflower" anchor and sailed into Massachusetts Bay.

Thus some of the men were trying to get started, ten of them landed in the night and waited the next morning, when the largest party came ashore.

Then the pilgrims came to the big rock at the end of a canal through the oyster flats. The date was 22 Dezember 1620th

A few women remained on boardthe "Mayflower" to 31 March, when the ship began the journey home. The ship returned the following year with supplies and then sailed out of American history.

First winter

Many pilgrims died the first terrible winter. The bodies were secretly buried to ensure that Indians do not recognize the emergency. Survivors need not worry. An unknown friend was halting the Indian nearest 40 miles away.

Tsquantum which was sold to Spanish slavery, he escapedhis way to Plymouth, England. There he was sure Sir canyons him back to America on a ship.

It was these Indians, called Squanto by the pilgrims who sat in the lodge and Wampanoak advised friendship with the colonists.

The pilgrims were alarmed in March, lined up as Squanto, Massasoit, and 60 warrior on a hill overlooking the colony. Imagine the surprise of the colonists, when Squanto welcomed her: "Welcome Englishmen!"

Edward Carver, Secretarythe colony went slowly to the environment, spread out his arms to which he carried no weapon.

Squanto said: "Do you dare to walk among us alone?"

Carver said: "Where there is love, there is no fear."

Thus began a lasting friendship between the pilgrims and the Wampanoak. Squanto made frequent visits to the colony to the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish, plant corn with a herring for fertilizer to teach, to popcorn balls with maple syrup and play a dice game called Hubdub.

OfCase, had built houses, the pilgrims gathered in a "grand" crop of corn. In gratitude, they invited Squanto and Massoit to a Thanksgiving feast. The two invited guests turned out at 60 Wampanoak brave and stayed three days.

Squanto died a year later, while a leading travel trade in the winter maize. He shares with Pocahontas at Jamestown, the gratitude of the English settlers who would help without Indian probably perished.

Rock Icon

Pilgrims paid littleAttention first on the rocky shore, where they finally came ashore. It was just a convenience than those used for many years.

In 1741 it was decided to build a yard on the canal. A crib-work was built of logs, and the landing until the surface is covered with rock. There are the rock was part of a road, crushed by the carriages.

It was during this construction, the Elder Faunce, 95, asked to be carried out on site so that it rocks, that his father sawalways on him as the rock of the "fathers" means.

A contemporary report says that the old gentleman: "It moistened with his tears and offering to make it an eternal farewell."

The emotional scene impressed the Plymouth residents to an extent, the rock reaches a lasting symbolism.

"Inspired by the wonderful spirit of freedom", the citizens of Plymouth decided in 1744 to preserve Plymouth Rock. The large stone removed from her bed jacks and 30 oxen.

InProcess, the rock split. The larger, lower part, fell back into the socket. The tip was moved up to the foot of a Liberty Pole on the public square.

Celebrated Independence Day 1834, in Plymouth, by the upper rock piece to a new Pilgrim Hall. During transfer, the stone fell from a truck and broke into two pieces. It is recommended to break this to the visitors is now visible.

The Plymouth company purchased the old shipyard in 1859 and built a marble canopy over the playPlymouth Rock, there is embedded.

Finally, in 1880 the upper parts of the rock to the original base was cemented. The rock was once again completely surrounded - in three sections, but one third less than the loss of fragments over the years for souvenirs. The date 1620 is carved to replace painted numerals.

The rock was moved in 1925 to its present location under a new canopy at the high power line. There are the famous relic of the sea again washed twice a day.