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Departure of The Mayflower from Plymouth Harbor
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The Beginning of a New Colony
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Violent storms blow the ship offtrack.
The storms were often bad enough that the Mayflower's crew had to take down the sails, and just let the storm blow the ship wherever it wanted -
Land is sighted
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Peregrine White was born.
He was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. -
Mayflower Compact was signed.
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
