Bibliomania
Bibliomania: English in Virginia
This Bibliomania site surveys the literary history of the English in colonial Virginia. Includes analysis of the work of Captain John Smith, William Strachey, and George Sandys. Links to other notes about early American literature.
Other
Acacia: John Bunyan: Sermons and Allegories
This selected bibliography of sermons and allegories by John Bunyan (1628-1688), includes the full text of The Pilgrim's Progress. Links to a Bunyan chronology and other resources are provided.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Various Poetry by William Shakespeare
This is a collection of the full text of four poems by William Shakespeare: A Lover's Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, The Phoenix, and the Turtle Venus and Adonis.
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Houses in Early Plymouth Colony
Explains what is known about the types of houses the Pilgrims built in Plymouth Colony.
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Brief History of Thanksgiving
Describes what is known about the history of Thanksgiving and of the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims in 1621.
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Modern Plymouth
Find out what Plymouth looks like today and what remains of the Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims.
Read Works
Read Works: Drawing Conclusions 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-lesson unit on drawing conclusions through which young scholars learn how to recognize the difference between implicit information and drawing conclusions. Students also learn to draw conclusions...
Mayflower History
Mayflower History: The Wampanoag
Explore the history and culture of the Wampanoag Indians and their relations with the Pilgrims with this resource.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Become a Thanksgiving Historian
Students may be surprised to find out that some ideas they have about the history of Thanksgiving are actually myths. In this lesson students become a true "Thanksgiving historian" by completing a Venn diagram about the Wampanoag people...
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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth [Pdf]
This study guide gives information about the Native Americans who were living in the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 and information about the new settlers too. The myth of the title concerns the friendly meal shared by the...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New England Colonies: The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony
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.
Digital History
Digital History: Founding New England
A brief look at Squanto, the Native American who aided the Pilgrims as they settled Plymouth Colony.
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: History of the Mayflower
Outlines the history of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the America, the Mayflower.
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: The Militia and Fort
Describes the fortifications that were put in place by the Pilgrims to protect Plymouth Colony from attack by other Europeans or hostile Indians.
Read Works
Read Works: Squanto Was a Helper
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a Native American named Squanto who helped the Pilgrims. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Ancestry
Squanto
Tells the little known story of the friendship of Squanto, the Indian famous for his kindness to the Pilgrims upon their arrival in the New World, and Ferdinando Gorges, the explorer.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Sleeping Pilgrim
An image of "Sleeping Pilgrim", created by Giacomo Ceruti from 1740-45 (Oil on canvas, 212 x 140 cm).
Curated OER
Pilgrims Visiting the Seven Churches of Rome During the Holy Year of 1575
An image of "Pilgrims visiting the Seven Churches of Rome during the Holy Year of 1575", created by Antonio Lafreri, c. 1575 (Engraving).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Pilgrim in a Rocky Valley
An image of "Pilgrim in a Rocky Valley", created by Carl Gustav Carus, c. 1820 (Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 cm).
Other
Plimouth Plantation
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...
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Animals and Livestock of Early Plymouth
Describes the types of farm animals that the Pilgrims likely raised in Plymouth Colony, based on historical reports.
Other
Many hoops.com: Clothing Coloring Page
Downloadable coloring pages that illustrate how the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims dressed in the 1600s.
EL Education
El Education: The Truth About Thanksgiving Coloring Book
In this lesson, students research different aspects of Pilgrim and Wampanoag culture and create a coloring book about the first Thanksgiving with original text and illustrations.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Slaughterhouse Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is a story about what happens after war is over. This interesting and informative site explores the life of Billy Pilgrim, a prisoner of war.
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