TO ALL YE PILGRIMS
The pilgrims sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in Dec, 1620. The pilgrims lived off of their provisions through the hard New England winter. They planted a communal garden in the summer but the settlers didn’t know how to plant Indian corn and the crop was small. In Nov, 1621, more pilgrims arrived without adequate provisions. Governor William Bradford was worried when he calculated that the food would only last six months at half ration per person. After the second hard winter another ship arrived in May, 1622, with seven more pilgrims and some letters, but no food. The food supply was almost gone, and these early settlers were starving. In the summer of 1622 another ship arrived which brought some food. The ration was now a quarter of a pound of bread each day. Because of their hunger, settlers were going to their community garden and stealing the food. The thieves were whipped…
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