A major difference between the settlers of Plymouth vs. the settlers of Jamestown is that they weren't searching for gold or riches, they wanted to expand English trade . Later in history they became known as _ because of their long journey to be able to accomplish this goal. Back in England they were facing _, which was the main reason they left in search of a new land in North America. They were known as _ because even though they were protestant, they wanted to separate from the church of England. Another group, known as the _ joined the separatists and together aboard a ship called _ set sail for Virginia. After getting sent off course they landed in present day Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In response, they all joined together to write a framework for governing their colony. On November 11, 1620 the 41 adult male passengers (both pilgrims and strangers) signed the _. They pledged themselves