The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. There were 102 passengers and a crew of 25–30.
The vessel left England on September 16 (New Style), and after a grueling 66-day journey the ship dropped anchor inside the hook tip of Cape Cod (Provincetown Harbor) on November 21. The Mayflower was originally destined for the mouth of the Hudson River, near present-day New York City, at the northern edge of England's Virginia colony, which itself was established with the 1607 Jamestown Settlement. However, the Mayflower went off course as the winter approached, and remained in Cape Cod Bay. On March 31, 1621, all surviving passengers, who had inhabited the ship during the winter, moved ashore at Plymouth, and on April 15, the Mayflower, a privately commissioned vessel, returned to England. In 1623, a year after the death of captain Christopher Jones, the Mayflower was most likely dismantled for scrap lumber in Rotherhithe, London.
The Mayflower has a famous place in American history as a symbol of early European colonization of the future United States. With their religion oppressed by the English Church and government, English Dissenters called Pilgrims who comprised about half of the passengers on the ship desired a life where they could practice their religion freely. This symbol of religious freedom resonates in U.S. society and the story of the Mayflower is a staple of any American history textbook. Americans whose roots are traceable back to New England often believe themselves to be descended from Mayflower passengers.
The main record for the voyage of the Mayflower and the disposition of the Plymouth Colony comes from William Bradford who was a guiding force and later the governor of the colony.
PENNSYLVANIA
History
This website contains a timeline of
17-20 century. Also there is interesting information about modern development
of the state, for example in 1957— nuclear power plant opens in
Shippingport or in1985—Tornadoes
in Pennsylvania
killed 65 and caused $375 million in damage.
There is a lot of exciting information
about first inhabitants of the state, about Iroquois tribes and their way of life.
This website is interesting because
there are some stories and pictures about the role of Pennsylvania in the important events of
American History.
This portal is interesting to visit
because it includes not only information but also images of historical
documents, narratives placing them in a regional, state or national context.
For example you can see The Great Law transcript
there.
There are exciting videos about
events which are connected with history of Pennsylvania,
for example, a video about The Declaration of the Independence.
Climate
It is possible to learn general
information about climate in Pennsylvania
on this website and to read about several destructive floods.
There is information about climate
changes and environmental problems, so it is interesting to visit this website,
because it is actual nowadays.
We can visit this website in order
to see some tables and maps which describe climate.
There is information about climate
in different regions of the state.
This Internet recourse suggests the
Roadmap of Climate Change in Pennsylvania.
Geography
There is a description of the
physical geography of the state, especially about the peculiarities of the
landscape.
It is interesting to visit this
Internet page because there is a table with main points which characterize
geography of Pennsylvania
State.
This site introduces Geography
Academic Programs which analyse connections between geography and environment.
http://www.mapsofpa.com/article8.htm It is a very exciting website because it gives information about that how the geography of Pennsylvania is described in literature.
http://www.geog.nau.edu/courses/alew/ggr346/ft/e-highlands/index-ap.html
It is useful to visit this website because there are a lot of colourful pictures which show us the nature and geography of Pennsylvania.