mayflower (ship)

Cartoons and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like for the Puritan pilgrims in early-seventeenth-century England; aboard the "Mayflower" on their way to America; and in Plymouth, the colony they founded upon their arrival.

A blend of fact and fiction introduces readers to the voyage to America on board the "Mayflower" by English Puritans.

A blend of fact and fiction introduces readers to the voyage to America on board the "Mayflower" by English Puritans.

Looks at the conditions and hardships faced by early colonists coming to America as passengers on the famous Pilgrim ship.

"Beginning with the execution of two pastors deviating from the Elizabethan Church of England, the Pilgrims' great journey was one of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution; of dreamers who voyaged the Atlantic and into the unknown when all other attempts had led to near-certain death; of survivors who struggled with newfound freedom. Loneliness led to starvation, tension gaveway to war with natives, and suspicion broke the back of thevery freedom they endeavored to achieve. Despite the pain and turmoil of this high stakes triumph, the Pilgrim Fathersbuilt the cornerstone for a nation dedicated to faith, freedom, and thankfulness."--Provided by publisher.

Examines the Mayflower Compact, the first written framework for a government set up in what would become the United States.

Examines the history of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact and how the Compact is still an important document for American society today.