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Historical documents.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