New England Puritans & Pilgrims Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Colonial Bequeathments
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You can read the last will and testament of 17th-century English settlers online.
New England's Blueprint
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The Mayflower Compact of 1620.
Native Americans in Colonial New England
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An article on Native Americans in Plymouth Colony criminal cases, 1630–1675, which quotes and cites several primary sources.
Stories from Plymouth
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Excerpts from William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation: 1620–1647."
New England Government and Sexual Regulation
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The proceedings from the First General Assembly of Providence Colony, in 1647, which include provisions against sodomy and buggery.
The Laws of Matrimony in Plymouth
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The laws of Plymouth Colony in 1636, including policies on military impressments and marriage.