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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plymouth, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Jamestown and Plymouth, 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plymouth Harbor, 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Plymouth Harbor showing the landing site of the Mayflower, the Plymouth Rock, and the earl settlement site of the Pilgrims.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plymouth, 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Plymouth, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the city of Plymouth from 1903.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Environs of Plymouth, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1903 map of the area around Plymouth, on the southwest coast of England.
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Unit Plan
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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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Primary Source Set: Thanksgiving

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of primary documents that reflect the Mayflower, Plymouth, Puritans, the first Thanksgiving, and legislation for the holiday.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: First Arrivals, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous visual images of artifacts from English settlements at Jamestown and at Plymouth, and from Spanish settlement in Hispaniola, and three original accounts of each of those early settlements that describe the possibilities and the...
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Handout
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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Handout
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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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Story of the Pilgrims

For Teachers 2nd
[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.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: History of Colonial America

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the history of the colonization of America. Read about Jamestown, Plymouth, the Salem witch trials, colonial life, and the Thirteen Colonies.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: William Bradford; The First Thanksgiving

For Students 5th - 8th
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...
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Primary
This Nation

This nation.com: Mayflower Compact

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text of the agreement between the settlers at New Plymouth, 1620.
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Website
Other

Plimouth Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
Plimoth Plantation brings us "Living, breathing history," and lots of fun delving into various aspects like the Wampanoag, the English Colonists, the colony itself, and, of course, Thanksgiving - myth and reality. This is a site with...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Pilgrim Elder William Brewster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief biography of William Brewster, one of the original Pilgrims to come over on the Mayflower.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Pilgrim John Howland

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Fictional interview with John Howland, a farmer in Plimoth Village in 1621. He describes what pilgrim life might have been like from the viewpoint of a farmer and a man.
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Website
Other

Plimoth Plantation: Mayflower Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a detailed history of both the first Mayflower and the current Mayflower II that sits in the harbor of Plimoth Plantation.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a biography of Bradford and some discussion of The History of Plymouth Plantation. No other information is given.
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Website
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: European Settlement in North America

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Settlement in North America started about 1600. The first colony was established in Virginia only to fail after ten months. Plymouth Settlement was the first successful settlement.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Pilgrims

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains lessons about the Pilgrims geared toward 8th grade students in Tennessee studying American History. It contains a lot of pictures, a link to a website outlining the layout of...
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: William Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of William Bradford, a leader of the Plymouth Settlement.
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Activity
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: The First Thanksgiving

For Students 3rd - 8th
This brief article tells of the help the Indians gave the Pilgrims in learning about the land, resulting in the first Thanksgiving.

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