INTRODUCTION:
The Pilgrims were persecuted for their religion in England. They went first to Holland. After a time they decided to come to America because they wanted their children to grow up in their own language and customs.
They set sail for America in the Mayflower. They had a long and dangerous journey, but on November 20, 1620 they found themselves looking with glad hearts upon the sandy but heavily-wooded shores of Cape Cod. They signed an agreement as to the government of the Colony and elected John Carver their first Governor.
Captain Standish was their captain. The first act will be Captain Miles Standish and his sixteen men returning from an exploring party.
ACT I.
Class: The people on Mayflower.
People: Here come Miles Standish and his men! Welcome back to the Mayflower! What have you found, Standish?
Standish: We have tramped for three days through the forests, up and down hills along the coast but found no suitable place.
First One of Men: We found this. (Corn). We decided to take it up and later we will pay the Indians double.
Second Man: While we were examining an Indian snare, Bradford (points to Bradford) found himself swinging by one leg in the air—(much laughter). We have found a new way to catch game.