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<p begin="00:00:02.60" end="00:00:05.49" style="1">NARRATOR: On November 11, 1620, a ship</p>
<p begin="00:00:05.49" end="00:00:09.88" style="1">called the Mayflower rounded the tip of Cape Cod.</p>
<p begin="00:00:09.88" end="00:00:14.64" style="1">On board were 102 passengers-- pilgrims, servants, crew,</p>
<p begin="00:00:14.64" end="00:00:17.45" style="1">and other labors, all joined together</p>
<p begin="00:00:17.45" end="00:00:21.15" style="1">to start an English colony in the New World.</p>
<p begin="00:00:21.15" end="00:00:24.75" style="1">They first anchored here, in what's now Provincetown Harbor.</p>
<p begin="00:00:24.75" end="00:00:27.92" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:00:27.92" end="00:00:31.44" style="1">Today, Provincetown is a lively seaport.</p>
<p begin="00:00:31.44" end="00:00:32.94" style="1">Its stunning views of the Atlantic</p>
<p begin="00:00:32.94" end="00:00:34.56" style="1">have made it a haven for artists.</p>
<p begin="00:00:34.56" end="00:00:37.09" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:00:37.09" end="00:00:41.49" style="1">But the pilgrims saw this coast with a different eye.</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.49" end="00:00:43.51" style="1">One of the Mayflower's passengers,</p>
<p begin="00:00:43.51" end="00:00:46.01" style="1">William Bradford, who went on to become governor</p>
<p begin="00:00:46.01" end="00:00:48.71" style="1">of the new colony, described the coast as,</p>
<p begin="00:00:48.71" end="00:00:50.93" style="1">a hideous and desolate wilderness.</p>
<p begin="00:00:50.93" end="00:00:53.52" style="1"> </p>
<p begin="00:00:53.52" end="00:00:57.10" style="1">Ultimately, the pilgrims didn't settle in Provincetown.</p>
<p begin="00:00:57.10" end="00:01:00.04" style="1">They chose instead a more sheltered location, just</p>
<p begin="00:01:00.04" end="00:01:03.54" style="1">across Cape Cod bay, and named it Plymouth</p>
<p begin="00:01:03.54" end="00:01:06.92" style="1">after the English port from which they had departed 66 days</p>
<p begin="00:01:06.92" end="00:01:09.74" style="1">earlier. </p>
<p begin="00:01:09.74" end="00:01:13.09" style="1">A replica of the Mayflower lies in Plymouth harbor</p>
<p begin="00:01:13.09" end="00:01:15.89" style="1">and provides a glimpse of the cramped conditions on board</p>
<p begin="00:01:15.89" end="00:01:18.80" style="1">for these 102 eager souls who traveled</p>
<p begin="00:01:18.80" end="00:01:23.10" style="1">with their animals, tools, and weapons.</p>
<p begin="00:01:23.10" end="00:01:25.12" style="1">Before heading to shore, the pilgrims</p>
<p begin="00:01:25.12" end="00:01:28.88" style="1">decided to establish new laws for their colony.</p>
<p begin="00:01:28.88" end="00:01:31.99" style="1">All 41 men aboard stood on the ship's deck</p>
<p begin="00:01:31.99" end="00:01:37.14" style="1">and signed a contract that's known as the Mayflower Compact.</p>
<p begin="00:01:37.14" end="00:01:41.20" style="1">That contract is honored here, at Plymouth's national monument</p>
<p begin="00:01:41.20" end="00:01:43.80" style="1">to the forefathers. </p>
<p begin="00:01:43.80" end="00:01:47.16" style="1">On the main pedestal stands the 36 foot tall statue</p>
<p begin="00:01:47.16" end="00:01:49.94" style="1">of faith pointing towards the heavens.</p>
<p begin="00:01:49.94" end="00:01:52.46" style="1">Seated below her are four figures,</p>
<p begin="00:01:52.46" end="00:01:55.74" style="1">representing the key principles of the Mayflower Compact--</p>
<p begin="00:01:55.74" end="00:01:59.76" style="1">freedom, morality, law, and education.</p>
<p begin="00:01:59.76" end="00:02:02.29" style="1">These virtues would become the foundation</p>
<p begin="00:02:02.29" end="00:02:04.74" style="1">of America's democracy. </p>
<p begin="00:02:04.74" end="00:02:06.65" style="1">The monument's inscription reads--</p>
<p begin="00:02:06.65" end="00:02:10.36" style="1">erected by a grateful people in remembrance of their labors,</p>
<p begin="00:02:10.36" end="00:02:12.86" style="1">sacrifices, and sufferings for the cause</p>
<p begin="00:02:12.86" end="00:02:15.85" style="1">of civil and religious liberty. </p>
<p begin="00:02:15.85" end="00:02:20.29" style="1"> </p>