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Presents the background to the contract signed by the Pilgrims, which guaranteed equal rights to citizens under a democratic form of government.

Text and photographs of Plimouth Plantation follow a pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather.

Simply describes how the first Thanksgiving came to be celebrated by the Pilgrims, with a brief mention of some of the traditions that are connected to the holiday today.

Cartoons and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like for the Puritan pilgrims in early-seventeenth-century England; aboard the "Mayflower" on their way to America; and in Plymouth, the colony they founded upon their arrival.

Describes the voyage of the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 including conditions on the ship, weather they encountered, passengers and crew, andsighting land.

Examines the relationship between the Pilgrims who came to American on the "Mayflower" in 1620 and the Wampanoag Indians who lived in the area, describing how the Native Americans helped the Englishmen survive in the wilderness.

Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today.

Traces the dangers and adventures surrounding the history of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts, highlighting the roles played by William Brewster, Miles Standish, and other individuals.

Examines the formation of the Mayflower Compact and its importance as the first written document of self-government in the new world and provides information on the early settlers and the reasons they left England as well as the struggles of the Plymouth Plantation.

Questions and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World.

Questions and answers present information about who the Pilgrims were, how and why they came to America on the Mayflower, and what happened in the colony of New Plymouth.

In order to escape religious persecution, a group of English Separatists set sail for America in 1620, hoping to establish a new colony.

Text and photographs introduce the history of Thanksgiving Day, including when, how, and why it is celebrated.

Recounts the story of the Pilgrims' arrival in America and how they struggled to get settled.

The history of the Pilgrim Fathers from the time of the reformation when the sect was born to the end of the Plymouth Colony in 1692.