Colonial Hometown

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It has been more than a month at sea so far, us men hoping to arrive at the new land soon. God had blessed us with the opportunity of this voyage on the Mayflower to the new land we can soon call home. We’ve traveled this way from Holland after separating from the Church of England. God has looked after us with great providence to help us overcome all of our hardships. Our small ship was very overcrowded with over 100 men, women and children. We’d gone a few days under a treacherous storm that threw us slightly off direction, our ship had suffered from bending and cracking of a main beam from the storm. We lost a few men and we’ve had to ration our food due to the amount of time we have unexpectedly been at sea. I’m hoping to arrive at the …show more content…
Us men had agreed to just and equal laws for the general good of the colony. We did not expect the weather to be as frigid as it was.
I could not fathom the thought of more men and woman becoming ill. We soon realized there were other occupants on our land before us, and we were not alone. Our colony leaders came together and decided to name our new colony Plymouth.
After a few weeks on the new land, many men and women have become sick. We’ve made simple shelters, but they barely stand against the winter. We have had a hard time adjusting to the weather and providing food for the colony. We were unaware of which crops would be successful and which ones would not. We prayed to God daily asking for guidance through this tough time. Disease and sickness were spreading all throughout the colony. We lost over half of our colony this winter from scurvy. I have spent most of my time caring for the sick, trying to preserve the lives of my fellow colonists, even our governor John Carver died.
We tried approaching the natives a few times, but they ran away. Once they stole our tools. Luckily, we met a group of natives, the Wampanoag tribe. The tribe’s leaders, Massasoit, Samoset and Squanto spoke English, they returned our tools, and even brought us entertainment and gifts. We formed a treaty with them, promising not to harm the
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