Edward+Winslow

Edward Winslow Interview

 * Tell us about your life in England or the Netherlands.**

My life before the Mayflower was very busy because I was a printer I had a wife named Elizabeth Baker. We had no children yet we had a servant. I am a puritan wanting to make my life better. I was born on October 18,1595.


 * Why did you decide to go to the New World on the Mayflower? What was that voyage like?**

I decided to sail on the Mayflower for religious reasons. This reason was because I wanted to practice my religion the puritan way.

Life on the voyage was tough. We ate moldy, stale, hard bread. We had to tap the bread on wood to get out all bugs inside. There were some hammocks, some beds, and some straw to sleep on. We had no way to take a baths and we couldn’t change our clothes. There were also no bathrooms .We had to use a bucket if we needed to go. At one point in the voyage a storm struck and cracked our main mast. Everyone thought we would die.


 * How did the land and climate of Plimoth compare to what you were used to in England or the Netherlands?**


 * What was the first year like? What was hardest about adjusting to life in a new place?**