Plimouth

Art Appreciation

Analyze the painting, shown (right).  Check out the details.

• What do you notice?
• What do you think is happening?
• What caused the scene in the painting?
• What might happen after the scene shown?
• What does this piece make you wonder?

Somewhere Across the Sea

Most of us have learned about the Pilgrim's landing at Plymouth Rock, but the Mayflower Compact is the important part of the story.  The agreement is a foundational part of the American government.

Man Overboard!

One event can change things for years into the future.

How might the world be different ​today if this man had perished?

Lifestyles of Plimouth Plantation

Let's go on a little electronic field trip to learn about the lifestyles of the people around Plimouth Plantation.

2011 17th-Century English Village Virtual Field Trip from Plimoth Plantation on Vimeo.

2011 Wampanoag Homesite Virtual Field Trip from Plimoth Plantation on Vimeo.

Mayflower Math

We can use some of the information below to measure the Mayflower on the playground.  The rest of the information can easily become word problems.

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Rebuilding History

Primary Document:  The Mayflower Compact

Describes the Plimouth Plantation website:

When the Pilgrims left England, they obtained permission from the King of England to settle on land farther to the south near the mouth of the Hudson River (in present-day New York).  Because they chose to remain where they landed in New England, they needed a new permission (called a patent) to settle there. On November 11, 1620, needing to maintain order and establish a civil society while they waited for this new patent, the adult male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact.

In 1802, John Quincy Adams described the agreement as “the only instance in human history of that positive, original, social compact” and it is popularly believed to have influenced the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

The text of the Mayflower Compact is located here (right).

In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc.

​Having undertaken for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together in a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620.

What is significant about the Mayflower Compact?

What do you notice?  What do you wonder?

To the left, you will find a copy of the Compact in William Bradford's own handwriting.  The original, signed document no longer exists, but according to the town historian, the document was signed by 41 of the male passengers – all but one of the freemen, three of the five hired men, and two of the nine servants.

Here is another source for worksheets about this and other primary sources:  Coming to America.

New World:  a Song

While We're on the Subject

Learn more about the place, the stone and the events that occurred at Plymouth Rock in 1620.

How Big Is Plymouth Rock?

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Positive Behavior Conversation

Ordinary People

Music Appreciation

After the Rain
​How Far I'll Go

​​​Neverland
​​​Over the Rainbow

Where You Are
​​A Whole New World