The Pilgrims were a group of European settlers who left England to find religious freedom and establish a new way of life. On September 16, 1620, 102 men, women, and children, along with several crew members, boarded a ship called The Mayflower and began what would be a grueling 2-month journey. The storms made crossing the Atlantic Ocean very difficult, and with so many people on the ship, the fresh water did not last long and many people became seriously ill; two people died on the trip.
