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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Tisquantum ("Squanto")

For Students 4th - 8th
A detailed biography of the life of Tisquantum, known as Squanto. Covers some history of the Plymouth Colony and of relations between the colonists and the native peoples.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Massasoit Ousemequin

For Students 4th - 8th
A biography of the life of Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag. It describes his interactions with the Plymouth Colony settlers and treaty negotiations between his tribe and the colony.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: The Language of the Wampanoag

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes some of the features of the Wampanoag language.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Houses in Early Plymouth Colony

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what is known about the types of houses the Pilgrims built in Plymouth Colony.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: The Militia and Fort

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the fortifications that were put in place by the Pilgrims to protect Plymouth Colony from attack by other Europeans or hostile Indians.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Cooking and Food

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the diet of the Pilgrims, beginning with the voyage across the ocean, then what they were able to catch or harvest from the land when they arrived, and what they learned from the native peoples. Also describes some recipes the...
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Church and Religion

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the major religious beliefs held by the Pilgrims.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Brief History of Thanksgiving

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes what is known about the history of Thanksgiving and of the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims in 1621.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Modern Plymouth

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out what Plymouth looks like today and what remains of the Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower History: The Wampanoag

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the history and culture of the Wampanoag Indians and their relations with the Pilgrims with this resource.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: No Extra Room on the Mayflower

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Choose what to bring on a voyage. Space is scarce, so choices must be made about what to leave behind.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
Seventeenth century author, William Bradford, set sail on the Mayflower and embarked on a journey to the New World using his experiences for his writings. Click on "William Bradford Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Clothing

For Students 4th - 8th
A description of clothing worn by Pilgrim women, men, and children.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Fortune Passenger List (1621)

For Students 4th - 8th
Provides the list of passengers who traveled on the voyage of the Fortune in 1621.
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Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Animals and Livestock of Early Plymouth

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the types of farm animals that the Pilgrims likely raised in Plymouth Colony, based on historical reports.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Forefathers' Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Forefathers' Day is on December 22. The holiday commemorates the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 21, 1620. Check out this article about the original signatories of the Mayflower Compact that we call...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Plymouth Colony Archive Project

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: British Reluctantly Yield

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses development of representative government especially in the New England colonies.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Colonists: What Were They Thinking?

For Students 7th
This tutorial looks at the British political traditions that influenced the American colonists as they gained their independence from Britain and created their own form of government. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1950 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize through this website, which provides the prize "Presentation Speech," Ralph Bunche's (1904-1971 CE) Nobel Lecture entitled "Some Reflections on Peace in Our Time," and a brief...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Liberty for All? Webisode 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Webisode 3 - Liberty for All? The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
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University of Maryland

Howard County Public School System: Foundations of American Government [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How was the foundation of today's representative democracy established in early colonial America? Students will be able to source three documents and corroborate evidence to draw conclusions about the development of democratic ideas and...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies

For Teachers 5th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Thanksgiving

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States, over hundreds of years, has come to observe a national holiday for giving thanks: Thanksgiving. This set of primary resources containing images and documents provides a window into this time period.

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