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Wituwamat's Head

This item displayed over the meeting house in Plymouth represents the brutality and inhumanity of the settlers and it is the product of their violence involving Indians.

Food

This resource is precious and scarce for the settlers at Plymouth during their first years there.

Dorothy's Handkerchief

One dear friend gives this item to another at what turns out to be their last parting, a sign of their deep friendship and love.

Billington's Land

A dispute over this is the source of a main character's deep frustration and anger in Plymouth, which eventually leads indirectly to a murder.

Beaver Pelts

These items are valuable, and are often traded by colonists back and forth with the Indians.

The Mayflower

This famous ship represents the hardship, struggle, and illness that English settlers confronted in coming to the new world.

The Gallows

This site of execution represents the brutal and...

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