the Pilgrim Fathers
/ðə ˌpɪlɡrɪm ˈfɑːðəz/
/ðə ˌpɪlɡrɪm ˈfɑːðərz/
(also the Pilgrims
/ðə ˈpɪlɡrɪmz/
/ðə ˈpɪlɡrɪmz/
)- the 102 English people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Their group included 35 Puritans whose aim was to create a safe religious community in the New World. The Pilgrims probably landed at Plymouth Rock, and they established Plymouth Colony.
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