The Pilgrims were not Quakers; mainstream Pilgrims actually persecuted the Quakers many years later. They're an interesting historical phenomenon in that they fled thousands of miles to escape religious persecution, only to turn around and do their own persecuting. But regardless of religious affiliation, they all drank alcohol, since back in the 17th century any beverages without alcohol in them were considered dirty and unsanitary
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