Bibliograph

The Mayflower Compact, E.J. Carter

Type

Label

The Mayflower Compact, E.J. Carter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Mayflower Compact

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52208635

Responsibility statement

E.J. Carter

Series statement

Heinemann know it. Historical documents

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 7.7, 1.0, 73884.

Summary

Discusses the history of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, the early government of the Plymouth Colony, and the document known as the Mayflower Compact

Table Of Contents

Recording important events -- The Massachusetts state house -- Landing of the Pilgrims -- The Protestant and the English Reformations -- The Separatists -- The Mayflower -- William Brewster -- William Bradford -- The historian of Plymouth -- Laws and covenants -- Mourt's relation -- Bradford's copy of the Mayflower Compact -- Loyal to the king -- A "civil body politic" -- Preserving unity -- The loss of Bradford's book -- John and Priscilla Alden -- How Thanksgiving became a holiday -- Interview with an archivist -- The Mayflower Compact today -- A model of Plymouth Colony

Target audience

pre adolescent

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