So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. We must delight in each other make others’ conditions our own rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, as members of the same body. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekness, gentleness, patience and liberality. We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of others’ necessities. For this end, we must be knit together, in this work, as one man. We must entertain each other in brotherly affection. Now the only way to avoid this shipwreck, and to provide for our posterity, is to follow the counsel of Micah, to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God. In time their colonies flourished and led the way to establishing religious freedom and creating the foundations of the democracy Americans enjoy today. They arrived in New England, as winter was settling in and endured significant hardships as they struggled to establish a successful colony at Plymouth.Īs the years passed, more Pilgrims made the journey to the New World in search of a new home and new freedoms. In their second attempt to cross the Atlantic, they boarded the Mayflower in September 1620 bound for the New World. However, after many problems the Speedwell was forced to return to England where the group was reorganized. They planned to make the crossing to America in two ships, the Speedwell and Mayflower. In August 1620, the group sailed for Southampton, England, where other English colonists who hoped to make a new life in America met them. From there the group moved to the town of Leiden, Holland, where they remained for about ten years, able to worship as they wished under lenient Dutch law.įearing their children were losing their English heritage and religious beliefs, a small group from the Leiden churches made plans, initially, to settle in Northern Virginia.
After two unsuccessful attempts to leave England and move to Holland, a Separatist group was finally relocated to Amsterdam where they stayed for about one year.
The first New England Pilgrims are recognized to be a group of English people who came to America seeking religious freedom during the reign of King James I. Though many Pilgrims were Puritanical, it is not universally true. Another association you’ll have with the pilgrims is, of course, Thanksgiving.It is important to note the distinction between Pilgrims and Puritans in American history. Anyone familiar with the founding story of the United States will have heard about this group before: the tiny group of people who sailed to America aboard the Mayflower to become the founders of the Colony of Plymouth in New England. All of this led to a massive increase in population: between the late 16th century and the mid 17th century, the population of the city grew from 15,000 to 45,000. After they were forced to leave, French-speaking refugees took their place. Before they were expelled at the beginning of the 80 Years’ War, the streets of Leiden housed the Catholic Spaniards. From there, they would sail to the New World.īefore the pilgrims came to Leiden, the city already had a history of diverse inhabitants. They were an ostracised religious group that escaped from England and came to live in Leiden. They were a crucial group in the history of the US.
The pilgrims in Leiden are a really important part of Dutch and American history.
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