Mayflower Voyage Primary Sources
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Mayflower Voyage Primary Sources
Three source cards
SOURCE A — Mayflower Compact, 1620 (adapted) Before going ashore, adult male passengers agreed to form a group and make fair laws for the colony’s general good. They promised to work together and obey the rules they made. SOURCE B — William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation (adapted) Bradford wrote that the passengers faced a difficult ocean crossing. After reaching land, the newcomers experienced a harsh winter, sickness, and many deaths. Those who survived had to build homes and find ways to provide for the settlement. SOURCE C — Edward Winslow, Mourt’s Relation, 1621 (adapted) Winslow described help from Tisquantum, also known as Squanto, who showed the English newcomers how to plant corn and find local resources. He also described a harvest celebration attended by English settlers and Wampanoag people. The account presents the event from the English writers’ point of view.
Read like a historian
For each question, look closely at the source named. A primary source comes from the time being studied, but it still reflects the writer’s experiences and point of view.
- A shared agreement and rules
- A new ship
- A leader chosen in England
- A way to avoid working together
- Source A
- Source B
- Source C
- Source A
- Source B
- Source C
- Hardships and survival after arrival
- A group agreement about laws and cooperation
- Assistance and a harvest gathering
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