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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edward Winslow

For Students 9th - 10th
Edward Winslow (1595 - 1655) was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644. He was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, on October 18, 1595. In...
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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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New England Grants, 1643 1684

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and New England Confederation (1643-1684) showing the grants of the area, and is keyed to show: (1) the Plymouth Colony (1620), (2) Massachusetts, (3) Massachusetts Bay, (4) Maine, (5) New Hampshire,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pequod (Pequot) War, 1636 1638

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of southern Connecticut and Rhode Island showing the area of the Pequot War (1636-1638) between the allied Massachusetts and Plymouth colonies against the Pequot tribe. The map shows the territories of the Mohegans, Narragansetts,...
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Etc: New England Colonies, 1620 1641

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the New England Colonies showing the westward expansion of the Pilgrims from Plymouth (1620) to Stamford, Connecticut (1641). The map shows settlements in the area with dates of establishment given, colony boundaries, New...
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Etc: New England Colonies, 1620 1638

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the New England colonies showing the early permanent Pilgrim settlements and their dates of establishment, including Plymouth (1620), Little Harbor, New Hampshire (1623), Pemaquid, Maine (1625), Salem, Massachusetts (1628),...
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Etc: The Chief Settlements Made in New England, 1620 1675

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the New England region showing the chief early European settlements between 1620-1675. The map shows rivers, terrain and coastal features, the coastal settlements of Pemaquid, Saco, Dover, Portsmouth, Salem, Cambridge,...
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Early Settlements in New England and Distribution of the Indian Tribes, 1686

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Dominion of New England (1686), showing the early settlements and the general tribal lands of the Pawtuckets, Massachusetts, Wampanoags, Narragansets, Nipmucks, Pequods, and Mohegans. "New England, a collective name given to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coast of Maine, 1884

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map from 1884 of the Maine coastline showing early settlements, and is keyed to show: Shows locations of: (1) Portsmouth; (2) York (Gorgiana, 1641); (3) Agamenticus; (4) Saco; (5) Richmond Island; (6) Casco; (7) Sabino (Popham's...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Pentagoet, Maine, 1626

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of the eastern shoreline of Penobscot Bay, Maine, showing the location of the early French settlement and fort Pentagoet (Fort Pentagouet), or Castine at around the time the British from the Plymouth Colonies rousted the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern Massachusetts, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of eastern Massachusetts in the vicinity of Plymouth, Weymouth, and Brockton from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported roads, railroads, and canals.
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Etc: English Settlements Around Massachusetts Bay, 1620 1652

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Massachusetts Bay showing the early English settlements from Plymouth to Haverhill on the Merrimac River.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of New Zealand, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of New Zealand from 1912 showing provinces, cities, towns, ports, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, and coastal features. The map notes that the provincial system of government was established in 1852, and abolished in 1875. An inset...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: King James' Patent, 1606

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern North America showing the territory of the King James Patent of 1606. The map is color-coded to show the territory granted the Plymouth Company and the London Company by King James I of England, which divided the...
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Etc: Various English Grants in North America, 1625 1733

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the east coast of North America showing the various British land grants after the Plymouth Company and London Company issued by King James in 1620. The map shows settlements and forts with dates of establishment given.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Maud Slye (1879 1954)

For Students 9th - 10th
Maud Slye (1879-1954) was a pathologist and noted cancer researcher at the University of Chicago. A descendant of John Alden of the Plymouth Colony, Slye had attended the University of Chicago in 1896 with little money but, as her New...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Cole's Hill

For Students 9th - 10th
Cole's Hill is the site of the burial ground of the Pilgrims. Those who died in the first winter of the Plymouth Colony (1620-21) were buried there.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Cushnoc Archeological Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Located near Fort Western, this site encompasses the remains of a 17th-century Plymouth Colony trading post.
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Insula Hyspana, 1494

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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edward Winslow

For Students 9th - 10th
Edward Winslow was a pilgrim and a leader of the Plymouth colony.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: The Pilgrims

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an illustrated overview of the history of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower voyage.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mayflower Compact

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed facts and an overview of the purpose and signing of the Mayflower Compact.
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Wikipedia: Mayflower Compact Signatories

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia entry highlights the signers of the Mayflower Compact. Each signatory is listed along with a short bio.
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Kidport Reference Library: The British Colonies

For Students 3rd - 6th
A very brief description of the earliest English settlements in the New World followed by a list of the thirteen English colonies.

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