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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Voyage of the Mayflower

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the difficulty the Mayflower had in setting off for America, due to the second ship that was to accompany it, Speedwell. This ship repeatedly sprang leaks so they decided to leave it in England. The Mayflower hit rough weather...
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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Inside the Mayflower

For Students 4th - 8th
Presents maps showing the layout of the Mayflower and explains the vocabulary used and what happened in each area of the ship.
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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: The End of the Mayflower

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what is known about what happened to the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World. Popular belief is that it ended up as the building materials of a barn in England but no evidence has been found to support...
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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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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Women of Early Plymouth

For Students 4th - 8th
An interesting account of the decisions that had to be made about whether or not to bring women along on the Mayflower. There was a higher mortality rate among the women it turned out, but that may have been due to the fact that women...
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Unit Plan
Ancestry

The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony: 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
Study guide with loads of information about the pilgrims. Details everything from the religious beliefs of the pilgrims to what the Mayflower looked like, to the dogs on the ship, furniture, clothing, descriptions of medical practices on...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Women and Minorities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although the colonial period produced several women writers of note, the revolutionary era did not further the work of women and minorities, despite the many schools, magazines, newspapers, and literary clubs that were springing up....
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Pilgrim Arrival at Cape Cod Harbor, 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the Pilgrim activity upon arrival at Cape Cod Harbor on the ship Mayflower (November 15-17, 1620). "There were three expeditions from the ship. The women were set ashore to wash at (a), and while the carpenter was repairing...