1620 Re-Decision

• Going back to life in Scrooby would mean numerous Separatist leaders would be jeopardy.

• The majority decide that the New World is God's promised land for them.

• The main decision is not whether to travel over to the New World or not, but where to settle. To the Separatists, Jamestown is a miserable place (death, Godless, cannibalism, Gentry, slavery), however North of Jamestown might be too cold for the group. Lastly, there is talk about settling in South America, but with that comes more risks, being located by the Spanish, Catholics, etc.

• Here's what Bradford wrote about the decision (click on the video to listen), 

"after humble prayers to God for His protection and assistance and a genral conference, they consulted what perticuler place to pitch upon, & prepare for. Some (& none of ye meanest) had thoughts & were ernest for Guiana, or some of those fertill places in those hott climats; others were for some parts of Virginia, wher ye English had all ready made enterance, & begining. Those for Guiana aledged that the cuntrie was rich, fruitfull, & blessed with a perpetuall spring, and a florishing greenes; where vigorous nature brought forth all things in abundance & plentie without any great labour or art of man... if they should ther live, & doe well, the jealous Spaniard would never suffer them long, but would displante or overthrow them, as he did ye French in Florida, who were seated furder from his richest countries; and the sooner because they should have none to protect them, & their owne strength would be too smale to resiste so potent an enemie, & so neare a neighbor. On ye other hand, for Virginia it was objected, that if they lived among ye English wch wear ther planted, or so near them as to be under their goverment, they should be in as great danger to be troubled and persecuted for the cause of religion, as if they lived in England, and it might be worse. And if they lived too farr of, they should neither have succour, nor defence from them."

DECISION: You are William Bradford, a leader of the Separatists in Scrooby. Knowing all of these plans, where should you intend to settle, in South America, Jamestown, or North of Jamestown?

Click Here after you made your decision to see where they opted to go.