The Pilgrims lived in Leiden before they went to Plymouth in America.

In their first attempt to leave England, the Pilgrims got thrown in jail.

After the Pilgrims arrived in America, Squanto taught them how to plant corn.

People brought extra baggage on the Mayflower, like a lot of shoes.

…[T]he ship's captain called the authorities. They were thrown in jail for a while. They weren't ready to give up yet, though. They plotted another escape and got out of England. For a while, it was all good in the Holland 'hood.

Lucky for them, their first Native visitor, Samoset, eventually showed up and asked for a drink. And he spoke English! The Mayflower clan found out Samoset learned English from European fishermen he'd met out and about.

…The Pilgrims planned to settle near the Hudson River on land owned by the Virginia Company. They didn't plan on being blown off course and ending up in New England instead…[T]hey decided to scrap the original plan and just settle already.  

…[T]here was a little bit too much freedom for [the Pilgrims] in the Dutch Republic. Sure, they got to do their thing. But that meant other people could, too. Some didn't want their kids around all that "loosey-goosey" liberty.