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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Pilgrims

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network presents a variety of interactive and printable crossword puzzles. This one is about The Pilgrims.
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Mayflower Compact 1620

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the actual words of these earliest Americans and their attempt at self-government with the writing of the Mayflower Compact. Link directly to other colonial charter pages.
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Primary
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma Law Center: Mayflower Compact

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the full text of the Mayflower Compact, the first written framework of government in what is now the United States.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: Thanksgiving

For Students 3rd - 8th
A detailed overview of the first Thanksgiving and the menu that the Pilgrims served which was quite different than the modern Thanksgiving meal. Features videos, a photo gallery, and links to many related articles and topics.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Liberty for All? Webisode 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Webisode 3 - Liberty for All? The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
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Interactive
Other

Plimoth Plantation: You Are the Historian

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
What really happened at the first Thanksgiving? Students will explore different aspects of the harvest celebration in 1621 through an interactive program provided by an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute.
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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Church and Religion

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the major religious beliefs held by the Pilgrims.
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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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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Girls on the Mayflower

For Students 4th - 8th
Discusses the girls who came over on the Mayflower and what happened to them. Despite expectations, the girls had a much better survival rate than the men, women, or boys, but many of them lost parents and guardians. The last paragraph...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 5: Peace Treaty of Massasoit

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the causes and consequences of historical events as they explore the relationships between early colonists and Native Americans.
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Unit Plan
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Outline of American Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Department of Humanities Computing provides a brief biography about the life and works of William Bradford (1590-1657).
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Handout
Mayflower History

Mayflower history.com: Fortune Passenger List (1621)

For Students 4th - 8th
Provides the list of passengers who traveled on the voyage of the Fortune in 1621.
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Graphic
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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Graphic
Curated OER

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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Article
Siteseen

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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Article
Siteseen

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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Handout
Wikimedia

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.