it wasn t the first most important colony in the world t wasn it wasn t even the second most important colony in the world. there is a strong argument to be made that on the 11th day, a battered ship called the mayflower made safe harbor at a place near what is now today provincetown, massachusetts, that that day should be one of the greatest moments in our national history comparable to the fourth of july, independence day, and september 17th, constitution day. but let me qualify that statement a little bit. we think of the pilgrims as our forebearers and we re right to do so, but it s important to remember that they and the other puritans who were settling new england at the time did not imagine that they were establishing the united states of america. nothing could have been further from their minds. they were doing something entirely different. they were about the difference of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. the earliest settl
compact. the plymouth colony was not the first english colony in the new world. it was not even the first successful english colony in the new world but it may have been the most important particularly for the presidency established and the leg and see it left. there is a strong case to be made that november 11th, the day that a battered s where rigor hall called the mayflower the a in a place dear what is called today at massachusetts it should be one of the greatest moments in our national history comparable to the fourth of july, independence day and september 17th constitution day. that may qualify the statement a little bit. you think of the pilgrims as our forebears and the rights to do so but it is important to remember that the other puritans settling new england at the time did not imagine they were saving america. nothing could have been further from their minds. they were doing something entirely different. they were about the business of establishing a place where
that a battered square rigor called the mayflower made safe harbor in a place near what is today province town, massachusetts. but that day should be one of the greatest moments in our national history comparable to the 4th of july, independence day and september 17th constitution day. but let me qualify that statement a little bit. we think of the pilgrims as our fore bearers and we are right to do so. but it s important to remember that they and the other puritans who were settling new england at the time did not imagine they were establishing the united states of america. nothing could have been further from their minds. they were doing something entirely different. they were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. the early settlers of virginia had been motivated primary by material, gold, wealth, material wealth. but the settlers of new england was motivated almost entirely by religious sale. they had a religious b
president s it established and the legacies that left. there is a strong case to be made that november 11, the day that a battered square rigor called the mayflower made safe harbor in a place near what is today in massachusetts. that day should be one of the greatest moments in our national theory, comparable to fourth of july, independence day, and september 17, constitution day. but let me qualify that statement a little bit. as ourk of the pilgrims forebears and we are right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new puritans that were selling new england at the time did not imagine they were settling establishing the united states of america. nothing could have been further from their minds. they were doing something entirely different. they were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. the early settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations they wanted, what the spaniards wante
we think of the pilgrims as our forbearers and we have a right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new englanders settling at the time did not imagine they were settling united states of america. nothing could have been further from their minds. they were doing something entirely different. they were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. the settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations, gold, wealth, material wealth. the settlers of new england were driven by religious zeal. most of them were puritans, men and women of a company spent who believed the church of england had not gone far enough to purge itself of its corrupt aspects and would despair of a cleansing renewal ever coming in their lifetimes, and hence their decision to emigrate to the new beginning. in particular were not only calvinists but separatists, meaning they had separated themselves from the aurch of engl