Just a curious question. Did Brewster in his writings refer to the New World as America? There several times at the beginning of the movie that the New World was addressed as America by the Pilgrims. Something about those statements that doesn't ring true to me. I recognize it is just a movie so errors are going to occur. But I thought that the word America didn't come about until much later, like when the Revolutionaries fought for our independence in 1776, when we decided to be called the United States of America. I suppose I could be mistaken, but would like to have someone who has read Brewster's writings to answer this question, if they can. Christie Trapp

Earliest use of the term "America" was recorded 1507. By the way, As I stated earlier, I will not be my usual compulsive self and will not consider discussions about this movie as being "off topic" -- for a day or two. ;-) Craig Rich Mayflower List Administrator [email protected] www.macatawa.org/~crich/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 11:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MFLR] Mayflower movie Just a curious question. Did Brewster in his writings refer to the New World as America? There several times at the beginning of the movie that the New World was addressed as America by the Pilgrims. Something about those statements that doesn't ring true to me. I recognize it is just a movie so errors are going to occur. But I thought that the word America didn't come about until much later, like when the Revolutionaries fought for our independence in 1776, when we decided to be called the United States of America. I suppose I could be mistaken, but would like to have someone who has read Brewster's writings to answer this question, if they can. Christie Trapp -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.7/538 - Release Date: 11/18/2006