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Early European Explorers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a variety of activities surrounding European exploration of the New World. They research one explorer and write and present an essay or script in which they portray that explorer as he makes his final report to his...
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Lesson Planet Article
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Molly's Pilgrim and Thanksgiving Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
The tender story of Molly's Pilgrim, coupled with a history mini-lesson, is a great way to discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Puritan New England: Plymouth

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Puritans who facing religious persecution in England set sail for the New World establishing the colony at Plymouth.
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Syracuse University

Syracuse University: Map of New England, 17th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A map that shows the seventeenth-century migration routes of the Puritans from England to New England. Early population centers are designated as well as some interregional migrations.
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Etc: Reorganization of the Plymouth Company, 1606 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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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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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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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Curated OER

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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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...