The Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony 1620 P7

It took 66 days before the Mayflower finally reached America. Their trip across the Atlantic was treacherous, with constant storms. The crossing was so rough, with the waves so violent and gales so strong, that at one point the main beam of the ship broke (this is the backbone of the craft, which largely held it together.) The ship did not have the tools necessary to make the repairs. The situation was desperate. It would take a miracle to save the Pilgrims and the ship — and that miracle occurred.

CONTENT SOURCED FROM: "The American Story, the beginnings" by David Barton and Tim Barton