| Sites with Specific Information about the Plymouth Colony |
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Academic Kids' Encyclopedia :Plymouth: Complete historical facts
A New Insight into the Early Settlement of Plymouth Plantation:Facts and information
The Plymouth Colony Archive Project:A collection of searchable texts, including court records, colony laws, seminar analysis of various topics, biographical profiles of selected colonists,, women in Plymouth, images of the material culture, maps, building reconstructions, and many illustrations and photographs from The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims by Albert Christopher Addison
Plymouth Colony History:Historical facts and summary
Plimoth-on-the-Web.com:Facts, information, and links to other resources
Scholastic: The Plymouth Colony: Complete historical fact with links to important events
Sonofthesouth.net: New Plymouth: EXTENSIVE historical background about the Plymouth Colony complete with photographs and images. Included are links to complete explanations about important people, documents, and events.
Wikipedia: The Plymouth Colony:A complete history
| Crime and Punishment in the Plymouth Colony | |
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| Crime and Punishment in Plymouth | Crime and Punishment in Colonial America |
| Documents Important to the Plymouth Colony | |
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| The Mayflower Compact | Charter of Massachusetts Bay |
| People Important to the Plymouth Colony | Anne Hutchinson |
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| John Alden | Anne Hutchinson Biography |
| John Alden - Assistant in Colony Government | Anne Hutchinson : Making a Difference |
| John Alden Biography | Anne Hutchinson |
| William Bradford | Miles Standish |
| William Bradford | Miles Standish - Colonial Leader |
| Governor William Bradford | Miles Standish Biography |
| William Bradford: History of Plymouth Plantation | Roger Williams |
| Honoring the Life of William Bradford | Roger Williams Biography |
| William Brewster | Roger Williams, Founder of Rhode Island |
| William Brewster - Religious Leader | Roger Establishes the Colony of Rhode Island |
| William Brewster Biography | John Winthrop |
| John Carver | John Winthrop, First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| John Carver - Governor | John Winthrop |
| John Carver Biography | John Winthrop Biography |
| Pilgrim Clothing | |
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| Daily Life: Pilgrim Clothes | Clothing of the Pilgrims |
| Pilgrim Clothing | Plymouth Colony Clothing |
| Pilgrim Families | Pilgrim Families |
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| Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Housing | Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Food |
| Pilgrim Daily LIfe: Clothes | Pilgrim Daily LIfe: School |
| Religion in Colonial New England Colonies | Religion in New England |
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| Strict Religion Rules in New England | Puritanism in New England |
| Religion and Church in New England | What's the Difference Between a Puritan and a Pilgrim? |
Also see New England Colony for additional Plymouth Colony Informationl
| Sites Which Include Information about the Plymouth Colony |
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13 Originals: The history of the original 13 colonies
Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies
Colonial
North America 1492-1763:Links
to sites important to the growth of Colonial North America.
Colonization: New England: Historical facts from Wikipedia
Colonization: The New England Colonies: Lots of informational links to facts and information about colonization and the American colonies
Facts about the Thirteen American Colonies
Have Fun with History: Colonial America: American colonial life existed just shy of 180 years before the United States of America emerged as a nation independent of British rule. These formative years are reflected with free streaming videos from Have Fun with History; included in collection: Early settlers of New England; Puritan Family of Early New England; The Town Crier (Massachusetts). The Mayflower II (building a replica), The Scarlet Letter
How Stuff Works: Plymouth Colony: Informational sites about the Plymouth Colony, some of which include videos
Outline of American History - The New England Colonies: Historical
Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information
The New England Colonies: From Wikipedia
| Plymouth Colony Trivia |
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*The Mayflower landed at Massachusetts in December, 1620, the survivors founded the Plymouth Colony.
*The settlers who founded Plymouth were Pilgrims.
*The Pilgrims were Christians who fled England to have the freedom to practice their religion.
*It is believed that John Alden, a carpenter, set foot on a small rock on shore. There are no records to prove this, but this rock became known as Plymouth Rock.
*The Mayflower, which sailed from Plymouth, England, in November of the year 1620 actually landed at Cape Cod in Massachusetts before again setting sail and landing at what would become the Plymouth colony.
Tthe Pilgrims drew up an agreement called the Mayflower Compact which was signed on November 11, 1620. This compact pledged allegiance to the King of England but allowed the Pilgrims to form its owngovernment and establish laws that were in their best interest.
John Carver was the very first governor of the Plymouth Colony.
*The important leaders of the Plymouth Colony were William Bradford, William Brewster, and Miles Standish.
During the first winter of the Plymouth Colony about 45 of the 102 settlers died from scurvy and exposure to the harsh winter. Only 53 people were alive in November 1621 to celebrate the first Thanksgiving.
*Thanksgiving, which became a national holiday in 1863, is celebrated in America each November to remember the First Thanksgiving.
*The first Thanksgiving was celebrated with the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians.
*Squanto helped the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians understand each other. Squanto had been a slave in England and knew the English language as well as his Native American language.
| Colonial Charters |
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Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents: From Yale Law School - A list of documents and their texts for every colony in early America - dates supplied as well
| Maps of Early America | Rare Map Collection - Colonial America |
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| Other Colonial Pages | |
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| The Jamestown Colony | The Plymouth Colony |
| The Lost Colony of Roanoke | The New England Colonies |
| The Middle Colonies | The Southern Colonies |
American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games.
U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies History of the United States Complete Historical Archive: Directory listed in alphabetical order by events History Place: American Revolution, Civil War, featured articles, history of the U.S.A. Liberty Online: Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites
American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword |
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