Pilgrims

Pilgrims. Here's a short, compelling video from Dave Stotts and Drive Thru History, which shares some of the tragic truth and powerful faith underlying the English Separatists that first called America home. Please visit http://www.allabouthistory.org/pilgrims.htm for more information on the Pilgrims. Also, go to http://www.ColdwaterMedia.com for the complete video series on American History from Drive Thru History.

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[windstorm1000]

@brotherfrank62 Right. But this holiday perpetuates harmful memories against native peoples and their supporters---that's not good.

[windstorm1000]

The Indians saved the Pilgrims and what did they get for their efforts? Slavery, theft, murder---another white wash (pun only partial)

[CenturionTolteca]

Genocidas protestantes!

[SuperStarsNStripes]

Why did they not learn to grow food first? Why did they not bring shelter that could be set up quickly? Or blankets? I feel for them, but it was badly planned. HALF of them died the first winter.

[PresidentZod]

@37Dionysos

America got the stupid and lazy negro slaves, pilgrim religious zealots so anal-retentive the normally tolerant English and Dutch hounded them out and an indefensible border with Mexico.

Canada got the wimpy, humourless and tightarse Scots, the surly and cowardly French and a common border with Jesusland.

Australia got the petty thieves, swindlers, drunken prostitutes, Irish rebels and an isolated island continent.

Any wonder why we're the one known as the Lucky Country?

[37Dionysos]

These are all the reasons the Pilgrims should have listened to Captain John Smith, who told them not to set sail when they did (among other things that they ignored). He later wrote with compassion about their sufferings, but pointed out that they had reaped what their "willful" natures had sown. And that was just the start of their "willfulness."

[brotherfrank62]

We are on a journey don't look back

[TheNarfhead]

They did not leave any friends or family. They where chased out of England pitchfork-and-torches-style for being religious nuts and wanting to burn witches when everyone in europe had already realized that that was idiotic!

[Aedynh]

I am just wondering if anyone knows of other good clips about the early American colonies? I'm working on a history powerpoint. :)

[numberonesurvivor75]

The Transcendentalists are responsible for encouraging American activity overseas and for bringing Communism to America. Both of these were devastating.