2. English people in America Previous history Arrival in America

3. Previous history A lot of English people feeling that the Church had not completed the task begun by the Reformation wanted to leave England They sailed to Amsterdam in Holland to escape what they saw as religious persecution They stayed twelve years near Leiden (Netherlands), but by 1617 they thought it was the best to move to the new world

4. Arrival in America In a storm in autumn, the Mayflower arrived after two months at the American coast As they realized that they had to do a long voyage to reach their initial goal, the Pilgrims changed the original plan So they stayed at the American coast They lived there with their own rules

5. Arrival in America In this picture, you can see some English people arriving at the American coast

6. The Mayflower The pilgrim fathers came with the Mayflower from England to America It‘s an important ship for English people