Talk:No Mayflower

Would the English really stop all colonization if there was no Mayflower? I doubt it. The pilgrim colony would not be the first nor last English colony to fail (nor would it be the first nor last ship to be sent to America). It seems odd that they would give up when they have all the resources of an untapped land to spur interest (plus the ever elusive gold that so many came looking for). There would also be other religious minorities looking to take advantage of a place far way from Britain (for example, the Quakers and English Catholics). Plus the British already had a colony that was successful, Virginia, which was actually the intended destination of the Mayflower. Not many people realize this, it is actually ignored in most history books, but the boat should have gone there but either because of weather or mutiny it went to what would be called Virginia.

In all likelihood if the Mayflower failed the British would just do what they planned to do and focus on Virginia. British colonial possessions would be situated farther south, with New England being divided between the Dutch, Swedes and French. The Spanish would not get involved that far north though. They would have the richer Mesoamerica to plunder. Mitro 01:50, February 11, 2011 (UTC)