Lesson Excerpt:
Principles of the Mayflower
Compact
Purpose/Objective: Students learn about the Pilgrims’
Mayflower Compact and its application of covenants, popular
sovereignty, and self-government.
Suggested Reading: Chapter 2 of Miracle of America
Resource: The Miracle of
America High School
Teacher Course Guide
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sourcebook/text. Students read sections 2.2-2.6 and p. 63. Principles of
the Mayflower Compact by Angela E. Kamrath. New England’s Memorial
edited by Nathaniel Morton, pp. 24-26.
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Primary Source Reading: New-England’s Memorial, or a Brief Relation of
the Most Memorable and Remarkable Passages of the Providence of God,
Manifested to the Planters of New-England in America, edited by Nathaniel
Morton. Mayflower Compact, pp. 24-26. Google Books.
Activity Location
Activity: Students read “Principles of the Mayflower Compact”
handout and, as desired, relevant sections in Miracle of America text as
indicated on handout. (The Miracle book is high-level reading, so if you
wish to have students read directly from the book, assign specific
sections (not too much) and then analyze and discuss the reading
together as a class. You may wish to project some text on-screen.
Answer questions, clarify vocabulary, and fill in other information as
needed. The text analysis will help students grasp the terms and
concepts, and it is great practice for having students read historical
text.) After the reading, have students write answers to the questions on
the handout. See additional Review Questions in Miracle of America
text, Chapter 2, p. 64. Discuss. See “Principles of the Mayflower
Compact” handout in “Supporting Resources” section of this course
guide, p. 331-334.
This unit is available to download in the member resources on
americanheritage.org.
Miracle of America High School
Teacher Course Guide, Unit 2, Part 2,
Activity 3: Principles of the
Mayflower Compact, pp. 80, 331334. HS.
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