Ga Virtual Learning: Colonial Lit: William Bradford and of Plymouth Plantation

This lesson focuses on William Bradford and his Of Plymouth Plantation, a history of the Plymouth Colony. It features a short biography of William Bradford including his trip to America on the Mayflower and being elected long-term governor of Plymouth Colony. It provides links to two Discovery Education videos about the journey to America and the alliance between the colonists and the Native Americans (Registration required), and Of Plymouth Plantation. Students read the following three excerpts: "On the Mayflower," "How they sought a place of habitation," and "Treaty with the Indians."