Season 1, Episode 4: Land Ho
Experience historical events that have shaped America’s history in a whole new way
Discover the immersive storytelling and dynamic curriculum that set Unfold History apart with this free episode.
Relive the moment the Pilgrims arrive in America- where survival, choices, and cultural encounters shape history in real time. Follow this engaging lesson and cinematic episode from the Unfold History series, explore the unfamiliar land, face harsh conditions, and make difficult decisions that raise important moral questions. Through the powerful combination of live-action videos, guided activities, and ready-to-use worksheets, this resource helps students move beyond memorizing facts to more fully understand the human experience of early colonization.
Want more? Season One takes students on a journey to experience the challenges the Pilgrims faced as they left their homeland, the impact of their arrival on Native tribes, the tentative alliances formed between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags, and the “First Thanksgiving.”
Episode Four Synopsis
Join the Pilgrims on a scouting mission as they search an unfamiliar land for food, shelter, and survival, facing freezing conditions, uncertainty, and difficult moral choices that reveal the harsh realities of early colonization.
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Alysse, B. (2022, November 23). Fact Check | What happened when Pilgrims met Native Americans? Yahoo Entertainment; Yahoo Entertainment. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fact-check-happened-pilgrims-met-091109483.html
Bugos, C. (2019, November 26). The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue. Smithsonian; Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/
Editors, H. com. (2010, February 9). The Pilgrim-Wampanoag peace treaty. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-pilgrim-wampanoag-peace-treaty
Four hundred years of Wampanoag history. (n.d.). Mayflower. https://www.mayflower400uk.org/education/native-america/2020/june/four-hundred-years-of-wampanoag-history/
History.com Editors. (2009, December 2). The Pilgrims. HISTORY; A&E Television Networks. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/pilgrims
McVay, L. (2019). Everyone’s history matters: The Wampanoag Indian Thanksgiving story deserves to be known. Smithsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2017/11/23/everyones-history-matters-and-wampanoag-indian-thanksgiving-story-deserves-be-known/
MPratt, P. (1662). A Declaration of the Affairs of the English People that First Inhabited New England.;
Pruitt, S. (2021, November 19). Why the Wampanoag Signed a Peace Treaty with the Mayflower Pilgrims. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/wampanoag-pilgrim-peace-treaty-thanksgiving
Schweikart, L., & Michael Patrick Allen. (2004). A Patriot’s History of the United States. Penguin.
Season 1, Episode 4
Land Ho
Historical events that have shaped America’s history!
Through immersive storytelling and a touch of time travel magic, Season One takes students on a journey to experience the challenges the Pilgrims faced as they left their homeland, the impact of their arrival on Native tribes, the tentative alliances formed between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags, and the “First Thanksgiving.”
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Alysse, B. (2022, November 23). Fact Check | What happened when Pilgrims met Native Americans? Yahoo Entertainment; Yahoo Entertainment. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fact-check-happened-pilgrims-met-091109483.html
Bugos, C. (2019, November 26). The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue. Smithsonian; Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/
Editors, H. com. (2010, February 9). The Pilgrim-Wampanoag peace treaty. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-pilgrim-wampanoag-peace-treaty
Four hundred years of Wampanoag history. (n.d.). Mayflower. https://www.mayflower400uk.org/education/native-america/2020/june/four-hundred-years-of-wampanoag-history/
History.com Editors. (2009, December 2). The Pilgrims. HISTORY; A&E Television Networks. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/pilgrims
McVay, L. (2019). Everyone’s history matters: The Wampanoag Indian Thanksgiving story deserves to be known. Smithsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2017/11/23/everyones-history-matters-and-wampanoag-indian-thanksgiving-story-deserves-be-known/
MPratt, P. (1662). A Declaration of the Affairs of the English People that First Inhabited New England.;
Pruitt, S. (2021, November 19). Why the Wampanoag Signed a Peace Treaty with the Mayflower Pilgrims. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/news/wampanoag-pilgrim-peace-treaty-thanksgiving
Schweikart, L., & Michael Patrick Allen. (2004). A Patriot’s History of the United States. Penguin.