William Bradford "Of Plymouth Plantation"

church of england had become corrupt and the ministers held too much power

why did the pilgrims originally break away from the church of england according to bradford?

few people willing to suffer the hardships that pilgrims faced in holland, holland is too secular and had too many temptations to lure away younger pilgrims, pilgrims wanted to proselytize and convert the native americans to christianity

was were the reasons the pilgrims left holland to sail to north america?

two

with how many ships did the pilgrims set forth from holland in 1620?

they attempted sailing to the hudson river, but were blocked by rocks and rough seas

what happened after the pilgrims discovered that they had landed on cape code?

god and his abundant grace

according to bradford, what did the pilgrims use to sustain them in their trials upon their arrival on cape cod?

some members of the company sought to take advantage of the fact that their charter had been for virginia, and the ship had landed outside of that jurisdiction

why was the contractual agreement known as the mayflower compact neccessary?

the natives ran and hid from the search parties

what happened the first time the pilgirms search parties, who were seeking suitable land and a harbor for settlement, saw native americans?

50

after establishing their colony at plymouth, the pilgrims faced a difficult first winter. how many of the approximately one hundred people who landed survived the first season

Thomas Morton

which person established a settlement of "mad bacchinalians" at merrymount that disgusted Bradford with its lewd and shiftless behavior?

too much economic prosperity

to what cause does bradford attribute the weakening of the plymouth community starting about 1632?