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Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is located seven miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts and named for Bartholomew Gosnold's daughter and for the grapes that grow on the island.
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Squanto’s Capture
Squanto, along with other Indians, is captured by sea captain Thomas Hunt. Hunt transports them to Spain where he begins selling his captives into slavery.
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• plymouth bay
Thanksgiving: Pagan Roots
Pilgrims and Wampanoagans celebrated the first Thanksgiving. The tribe had its own feast day. Future Pagan immigrants brought their harvest festivals to America.
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Life Then & Now
Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Your students will be able to visit a web site about life at Plymoth and then compare their life to it. Your students will create a web page or a presentation about what life is like now in comparison to life in 1621.
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The True Story of the Pilgrims
This is a review of "Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower," a History Channel © production.
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• history channel
• american history
• new world
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Wolfinger on Native American Roles
Producer Wolfinger of "Desperate Crossing discusses the Native Americans used in the production.
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• history channel
• pilgrims
• plymouth
• american history
Pilgrims Coming to America
In an interview with Producer Wolfinger, she talks about the actors who play key roles in "Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower."
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• history channel
• pilgrims
• plymouth
• american history
The Black Heritage Trail Museums
The Museum of African-American History includes the first black church building built in Boston and the oldest African Meeting House still standing.
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• legacy society
• freedman’s bank
• institute of museum and library services
The First Thanksgiving
Who can claim the first Thanksgiving? Taking seriously the nature of the holiday as a harvest feast disqualifies the Canadian "Frobisher Thanksgiving" of 1578.
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• harvest festival customs
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The First Thanksgiving Day
What you don't know about the first Thanksgiving may surprise you.
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