Round the end of the sixteenth century, Puritans, whose goal was the purification of religion in  England，frequently（  ）persecution at the hands of the English government.In order to seek religious （  ），they decided to （  ）England.

    In early September 1620, 102 settlers (among whom 35 were Puritans) left for America （  ）  the Mayflower. After a two-month （  ）, they came within sight of Cape Cod and decided to stay. They met aboard the ship and drafted the Mayflower Compact-a document that established the principles and rules by which their

community would be governed. They also （  ） John Carver to serve as their first governor.

    After landing at Plymouth on December 21, 1620, however, the Pilgrims （  ） terrible hardships. Few of them had any （  ） in colonization. Worse still, they had come to America （  ） adequate food supplies, and they couldn't start to plant crops （  ） spring.By  then more than half the Pilgrims,（  ）Governor Carver, had died. It was with the （  ）of the indian, that the survivors learned how to （  ）corn and where to fish. In October 1621, they were able to （  ） their first  harvest with the Indians. The same year, the Pilgrims secured a charter for Plymouth Colony from the Council for New England.