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The Mayflower Compact and Early Self-Government
Explain the purpose of the Mayflower Compact of 1620 and how it established an early principle of democratic self-government.
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The Plymouth Colony, Pilgrims, and Native Communities
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Analyze the Pilgrims' journey, the Mayflower Compact, colonial settlement challenges, and complex alliances and relationships with the Wampanoag.
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3.T4.1Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain who the Pilgrim men and women were and why they left Europe to seek a place where they would have the right to practice their religion; describe their journey, the government of their early years in the Plymouth Colony, and analyze their relationships with the Wampanoag and Abenaki/Wabanaki people.
3.T4.1.aMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe purpose of the Mayflower Compact and the principle of self-government