Women played an important role in Pilgrim Society. Go to the Website History of the Mayflower.
Go to History/Go to Women on the Mayflower.
1. What was Governor Bradford’s concern about women in America?
2. Give evidence whether he was right or wrong.
3. How many women came over on the Mayflower? How many were single?
4. Describe the role and rights of women in Pilgrim Society
5. Compare the mortality rates for boys, men, women, and girls. Give reasons for the groups with the highest mortality and the lowest mortality. What did you find interesting about these rates?
Go to History/Go to History of Thanksgiving
6. Why might Lincoln have chosen the last Thursday in the month of November to be Thanksgiving?
7. Describe the First Thanksgiving.
8. What did you learn new from this website?