The striking contrast between the Pilgrim’s story as taught in schools and the true-life adventure of persecution, a harrowing voyage, and a desperate struggle to survive will capture your students interest. An Admiralty appraisal of the ship, Mayflower, a suggested list of provisions for the would-be-settlers to bring from England, and a contemporary account of the landing in New England provide vivid details. Historian: Richard Tames. The contents of this Jackdaw feature:
Broadsheets
- The First Colony
- The England They Left
- From England to Leyden
- The Mayflower
- Of Plymouth Plantation
Historical Documents
- The Pilgrims and Their England — an illustrated booklet with a contemporary map and details of the Mayflower passengers.
- The record of the Pilgrims’ request to settle in Leyden.
- The Hubbard map — the first map of New England to be printed in the New World.
- The Plymouth Patent granted by King James I to the settlers.
- Pages from “Mourt’s Relation,” 1622, describing the landing in New England.
- Pages from Good Newes from New England, a pamphlet written
in 1624 by Edward Winslow to encourage settlers to come to Plymouth.
- A list of provisions which would-be settlers were advised to bring from England.
- Extracts from William Bradford’s A History of Plimouth
Plantation.
- An appraisal of the Mayflower made under Admiralty supervision in 1624.
Study Guide / Lesson Plan – Reproducible Activities