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[[image:cradle.jpg]]Elizabeth Hopkins Interview
I had a poor life in England. I was a very poor women and worked as a servant. I married Stephen Hopkins. My husband said that the trip on the Mayflower should be over before I had my baby, Oceanous I hope he is right so I can have a beautiful baby. I did not go to the Netherlands because I was a stranger so I had a different job in England. I also had skills that the pilgrims needed. I was chosen to help the pilgrims create a new colony. In London I was a servant in many house holds. Before that, I lived with my I lived with my father. I worked before I was married. Now I am married I keep a house for my husband.He was a weaver and I helped him by knitting.
 * Tell us about your life in England or the Netherlands.**

I went on the Mayflower because my husband was sent to protect the Pilgrims. The ship took off in September. Around Christmas time, I had my baby Oceanus. It was very rough taking care of the children on board because there was barely enough room for everyone. The voyage was horrible. The food was disgusting, we had to eat a stale, bug infested roll called hard tack. It was very cold and wet. The children were bored most of the time. There was little privacy, we had to go to the bathroom in a bucket and dump it over board. Then one day a storm hit us. There were giant waves, the ship almost sunk! The main bracket snapped, but they were repaired. We were frightened, but we made it. answer #1 The New world is like a wilderness there is a lot of trees. We were so surprised on how many trees there were on the land. They found no savages. They burnt peat. They built the houses with white clay. There was a part of time when we thought there were savages on the other sides of the trees and bushes. Everyone has too grow their own food with our own herb and vegetable gardens. I also practiced my own religion daily. I hope we can always practice our religion freely. The New World is very different from England. The New World has a lot of trees and no shelter. In England, there were very few forests. They all belonged to the king or very rich people. Here, there are forests everywhere, so now we can hunt. In England we had to build our houses out of stone because we had very little wood. In England, everyone had owned very little property, but here there is a lot of land and we all can have a garden. Also, we can practice our own religion, before, we had to practice the king’s way. What was the first year like? What was hardest about adjusting to life in a new place?
 * Why did you decide to go to the New World on the Mayflower? What was that voyage like?**
 * How did the land and climate of Plimoth compare to what you were used to in England or the Netherlands?**
 * answer#2**