In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the people who founded the New England colonies and the role that religion played in shaping them. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore primary resource readings on the...

This site is an online resource focused on the Plymouth Colony. The site hosts research starters concerning the life and times of the Plymouth colony.

This lesson focuses on William Bradford and his Of Plymouth Plantation, a history of the Plymouth Colony. It features a short biography of William Bradford including his trip to America on the Mayflower and being elected long-term...

Study guide with loads of information about the pilgrims. Details everything from the religious beliefs of the pilgrims to what the Mayflower looked like, to the dogs on the ship, furniture, clothing, descriptions of medical practices on...

An overview of the Puritans who facing religious persecution in England set sail for the New World establishing the colony at Plymouth.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides information on the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies.

A visual exploration, supported by interpretive text, of Plymouth Plantation as it existed in the 1600s. Includes photographs of buildings, a wigwam, European and Native American clothing, and tools used.

This resource presents a collection of searchable texts, including court records, Colony laws, seminar analysis of various topics, and biographical profiles of selected colonists. It also includes a search engine and images.

This ebook version of James Otis's Mary Of Plymouth has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a chart to compare and contrast the Jamestown colony with the Plymouth colony.

Learn about the Eurpoean colonization of America.

This lesson supplements one on the "Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies of New England." It looks at religious dissent and intolerance among the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Students look at Roger...

Read a brief description of the Pilgrims' journey to North America. Find out how many travelers on the Mayflower were actually Pilgrims, and find out why a mistake in navigation led to the first written constitution in the New World.

A lengthy lesson plan that examines French and English approaches to exploration and colonization in reference to religious factors. Using primary sources from French missionary Gabriel Sagard and Wiliam Bradford, first governor of...

A map of eastern North America in 1620 showing the King James Patent of the Plymouth Company to the north and London Company to the south. In 1620, the Plymouth Company was reorganized as the Plymouth Council for New England, or the...

A road map of Plymouth, Massachusetts, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing Plymouth Harbor, the major roads, railroads and station, Plymouth Rock, cemetery, and major landmarks.

A map of the two principal English settlements in North America under the charters of the Virginia Company, with the London Company (Jamestown-1607) in the south, and the Plymouth Company (Plymouth-1620) in the north.

A map of Plymouth Harbor showing the landing site of the Mayflower, the Plymouth Rock, and the earl settlement site of the Pilgrims.

A sketch map of Massachusetts Bay showing the area of the Pilgrim landing on Cape Cod, settlement of Plymouth, and relative proximity to Boston Harbor.

A plan of the city of Plymouth from 1903.

A 1903 map of the area around Plymouth, on the southwest coast of England.

A set of primary documents that reflect the Mayflower, Plymouth, Puritans, the first Thanksgiving, and legislation for the holiday.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the colonists' journey on the Mayflower and their first year in Plymouth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Plymouth Colony did not suffer the same problems as the English colony farther south, Jamestown. Read about the leadership of William Bradford, and the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans who helped those who lived...