{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Banner of Truth USA","provider_url":"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us","title":"Why Did the Pilgrims Really Go to America?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jXnEXYNR0I\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/resources\/articles\/2025\/why-did-the-pilgrims-really-go-to-america\/\">Why Did the Pilgrims Really Go to America?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/resources\/articles\/2025\/why-did-the-pilgrims-really-go-to-america\/embed\/#?secret=jXnEXYNR0I\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Did the Pilgrims Really Go to America?&#8221; &#8212; Banner of Truth USA\" data-secret=\"jXnEXYNR0I\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/The_Landing_of_the_Pilgrims_1877_by_Henry_A._Bacon.jpg","thumbnail_width":1500,"thumbnail_height":1025,"description":"On 21 November 1620 the Mayflower made landfall in what is now Provincetown Harbour, Massachussetts. 37 of its 102 passengers were English &#8216;Pilgrims&#8217; from the separatist church in Leiden, Holland. Their pioneering settlement of Plymouth Colony laid the foundations for the eventual formation of the United States of America. The pilgrims&#8217; motivation for leaving Europe [&hellip;]"}