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Read about the Mayflower voyage firshand [|here] Click here for a good video documentary on the [|Pilgrims] Anne Bradstreet poemClick on the drawing below to go to a detailed site about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower and the Natives in Massachusetts: [|Squanto Biography]

Click on the picture below to learn more about the Mayflower Compact!



Go here for a fun trivia game about the Mayflower:[|Mayflower trivia] Charlie Brown and the Peanuts on the Mayflower

The "Forefathers" monument- The founding principles of our nation. Disagreement in the Massachusetts Bay led to the [|foundation of other colonies] Click on the photo below of the Puritan woman to read about the famous Puritan, Anne Hutchinson

After you finish reading about Anne Hutchinson, answer the questions below:


 * Why was she considered a threat to the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
 * How did the Puritan religious leaders ultimately handle the situation?
 * What eventually happened to Anne Hutchinson?

After you have answered the above questions, click on the link below to read a poem by another Puritan named Anne Bradstreet: Anne Bradstreet. On the same sheet that you answered the above questions, now answer these about Anne Bradstreet. Anne Bradstreet's life?
 * What can you learn about Puritan society based on the description at the beginning about
 * What did we learn before that was unusual about the Pilgrims/Puritans and their views on education?
 * What cultural values did Puritans expect from women?

Click on this link to visit the modern day Salem Witch Trial Museum. Look around and write down 5 new things that you found interesting. [|Salem Massachusetts]

Bacon's Castle in southern Virginia! This is one of the oldest houses still standing in the United States. Circa 1665

The kitchen hearth at Bacon's Castle.

Go to this link [|Bacon's Rebellion] and to this one [|Bacon's Castle part II] After you are done looking at the pictures and links above, please write a paragraph describing what "Bacon's Rebellion" was and include some details about the house now known as "Bacon's Castle".

The indigo plant: Read about the history of indigo dye [|here]

William Penn and the "Society of Friends"

The original 13 Colonies. Look closely at Massachusetts. Also think about where Jamestown and Plymouth would be on this map.

See the map below to see typical routes for the "Triangle Trade" then click on the map for more info!

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