DAR Essay Contest
Writing Prompt
2020 marks the 400th Anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the Plymouth Colony. Imagine you are one of the passengers on the Mayflower. Knowing what materials were available in 1620, what would you have packed to prepare for the trip and starting a new life in the wilderness? After experiencing more than two months at sea then finally landing at Plymouth Colony on November 9, 1620, do you think you would have made different choices and why?
Database and Internet Resources
Land of the Brave - Mayflower Voyage
Scholastic - The Mayflower Voyage
American Ancestors - Mayflower Timeline
Plimoth Plantation - Historical Essays for Kids
Scholastic - The First Thanksgiving
Video: A brief history of Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving
Books
Please see Mrs. Neirick if you would like to use the books.
The Mayflower Compact
Citation (copy and paste in NoodleTools):
Raum, Elizabeth. The Mayflower Compact. Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2013.
The Plymouth Colony
Citation (copy and paste in NoodleTools):
Santella, Andrew. The Plymouth Colony. Princeton, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2002.