Season One episodes cover the time from 1619 through the harvest celebration in 1621. They address the different reasons the Separatists and Strangers had for coming to the New World. Difficulties faced by the Pilgrims during the voyage on the Mayflower and their first year are portrayed. Chief Massasoit, Samoset, and Squanto discuss the impact that early settlers had on local tribes. The role of the indigenous tribes on the survival of the Pilgrims and the significance of the Mayflower Compact are examined. Finally, members of the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims prepare for the harvest celebration, or “first Thanksgiving”.
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Conversation between a young girl, Mary, and her mother as they prepare to leave Holland to travel to the New World.
Key Concepts: Reasons for leaving Holland. Personal costs of leaving.
Join Mary’s family below deck on the Mayflower on their journey to the New World.
Key Concepts: Risks of the journey. Conditions aboard the Mayflower.
Witness the signing of the Mayflower Compact.
Key Concepts: Reasons for the Compact, uniqueness of a democratic system of self-governance.
Pilgrim scouting mission and finding corn buried by Native tribes.
Key Concepts: Challenges of surviving and establishing a colony in the New World. Moral dilemma/stealing.
Mary and her mother grapple with the harsh realities of building the colony.
Key Concepts: Struggles faced by the Pilgrims in establishing the colony. High loss of life.
Chief Massasoit, Squanto, and Samoset discuss effect of the arrival of earlier settlers on Native tribes.
Key Concepts: Effect of the arrival of the settlers on Native tribes. Motivation for interactions with the Pilgrims.
Bonus Interviews
Miss Jordanna travels in time to hear more about the life experiences of people who lived during the 1600s. Mayflower passenger Mary Brewster provides insight into the Pilgrim’s Mayflower journey and establishing the settlement. Chief Samoset and William Brewster discuss their early interactions and relationship.
