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Additional Historical Essays

• The Family in Plymouth Colony.  The roles of husband, wife, and children.
• Crime and Punishment in Plymouth Colony.  Smoking was restricted, bringing a loaded gun to church was required, and rape was punishable by death.  Find out about the laws and punishments of Plymouth Colony.
• Religious Beliefs of the Pilgrims. Predestination, infant baptism, denial of the Catholic sacraments, and other Pilgrim beliefs.
• History of Thanksgiving.  Descriptions of the harvest feast from primary sources, and a look into what was actually eaten.
• Historic 17th-century Recipes for Thanksgiving.  Recipes from 17th century books for traditional Thanksgiving fare.
• Biography of Tisquantum.  If the Pilgrims' lives were interesting, then Squanto's was downright amazing: he traveled to more countries, visited more colonies, and met more historical figures than any of the Pilgrims ever did.