What was john Winthrop's reason for venturing to America? Did he and his fellow travelers view their journey to America as a trip into the wilderness? After john Winthrop sold all of his possessions and arranged to move his whole family from comfortable England to the rugged and dangerous new world. His wife Margaret was expecting a baby, so he decided to leave her and his oldest son at home for the first year while …showed first 75 words of 674 total…

…showed last 75 words of 674 total…the rest of his family should stay in England. Fall turned to winter and hundreds died. The whole company was tottering on the barrel to pull their last handful of grain to give to a starving settler. Just as his hand was coming out of the barrel, someone shouted, " It's here!" At that moment a ship arrived, bringing new supplies of food, John Winthrop distributed the food and proclaimed a day of thanksgiving to God.