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Pilgrims Prospered I
As Land Owners
Did you know that the Pilgrims nearly starved to death? That they suffered hunger for two long years with never enough food in the Colony’s storehouse?
Have you heard how the Governor and his councilors had complete control of the land and what people produced? How they tried to rouse the Colonists to raise more grain; and how they found a way that worked?
During their first year, food was scarce. Even after the 1621 harvest was gathered, the daily ration was only about a quarter of a pound of bread for each per
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