pilgrims (new england colonists)

Examines the history of the Pilgrims and how they came to settle in America. Presented in the form of a class report.

Questions and answers present information about who the Pilgrims were, how and why they came to America on the Mayflower, and what happened in the colony of New Plymouth.

Describes the Pilgrims' way of life and what the colonies were like in America in the 1600's. Includes timeline.

Question and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World.

Actual Pilgrim diaries are used to tell the dramatic story of the Mayflower journey, joys and sorrows in the new land and eventual Thanksgiving celebration.

Explains how the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving in 1621 differs from today's holiday in terms of activities and food.

Presents a short history of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the reasons why the Pilgrims came to the New World and how they started Plymouth Colony.

Presents a short biography of William Bradford, his childhood in England and life in Holland, arrival in the new world aboard the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact and Plymouth Colony, and his long career as governor of the colony.

Examines the formation of the Mayflower Compact and its importance as the first written document of self-government in the new world and provides information on the early settlers and the reasons they left England as well as the struggles of the Plymouth Plantation.