Pilgrims and WampanoagNative Americans

By Ms. Lind’s ClassNovember, 2010

Life on the Mayflower

By KatieSept.6 1620 the Mayflower set sail for America

with 102 passengers. Life was hard because they had no privacy. It was crowded and they ran out of food.

Mayflower Compact

• The Pilgrims agreed on certain rules that were written on the Mayflower compact. Everyone would follow these rules in Plymouth.

• By Joshua

Wampanoag ShelterBy John

• The Wampanoag used longhouses for tribal meetings. They made sturdy dome-shaped houses called wetus.

Pilgrim Shelter• Pilgrim houses were modeled after English

cottage timber frames with a steeply pitched roof.

• by: Shy’aire

Wampanoag Clothing

• Men wore loin cloths or deer skin leggings. Both men and women wore jewelry and decorative clothing for special occasions.

• By Annie

Pilgrim Clothing

• Women and girls wore stockings, garters, 3 petticoats, a waistcoat, coif, shoes, and an apron.

• Men and boys wore knee length breeches, stockings, garters, doublet, and shoes.

• By Allison

Daily Life of Wampanoag Men and Boys

By HunterMen cleared trees for building and tools. Men

and boys hunted game. They madeWeapons and bows. They made dugout canoesand defended their tribe.

Daily Life of Pilgrim Men and Boys

By Cole Men protected their colony. They hunted,

fished, built homes, and worked in the fields.

Daily Life of Wampanoag Women and Girls

The women tended the crops. They gathered the food and fire wood. They cooked the food and cared for the children. They tendered hides and sewed clothing.

By Viansha

Daily Life of PilgrimWomen and Girls

By Noelle CorkerWomen worked in the fields when needed.They cook the food and tended the gardens.They took care of the home and children.

Wampanoag Children’s Chores

By Joseph Boys learned to hunt with bows and arrows.

Girls helped in the fields watched babies learned to cook, sew, grind corn, and make clay pots.

Pilgrim Children’s Chores

By Noah Children had to fetch water and firewood,

They fed the animals, milked the cows and goats, and put them out the meadow. They also had to muck the garden.

What Did Wampanoag Children Learn?

By SaadThe children learned life skills that was

necessary for survival. Boys learned men’s jobs and girls learned women’s jobs.

What did Pilgrim Children Learn?

By Sophie Pilgrim children did not go to school but learned from their parents. Bible verses were important for them to know . Boys

learned how to do men’s work and girls learned women’s tasks.

Wampanoag Children’s Games

By RyanBoys played games to improve their hunting skills and to learn how to protect their tribe.Girls played house, pretending their dolls were babies.

Pilgrim Children’s Games

By Alex Pilgrim children enjoyed games similar to hide

and seek and Blindman`s bluff .Everyone had fun playing tug of war and marbles.

Wampanoag Foodby Elayna Some things they ate were berries, sunflower seed oil, corn oil, sunflower seeds, butternut oil, maple syrup, herb tea, squirrel, deer, bear, rabbit, woodchuck, goose, duck, turtle, wild turkey, fish, mussels,fresh water clams, corn, beans, squash, mushroom, apples, nuts, berry juice, corn, hominy ,and pudding. The main dish was deer meat or bear meat. From field or forest they gathered berries such as blueberries, strawberries, wild plums, cherries, apples ,mushrooms and nuts acorns, hickory, and butternuts. Pudding was made out of berries, or corn, maple sugar, syrups . Pudding was one of the few sweets. Most Indians only ate one meal a dayand that was in the morning. Any left over food stayed in the pot.

Pilgrim Food

By Morgan The Pilgrims ate waterfowl, seafood, mussels.

Cornbread, stew, curds, and hasty pudding.

The First Thanksgiving

By Gabriella The harvest feast of 1621 lasted almost a week. Ninety Native American visitors came

and brought 5 deer. They ate duck, corn, and squash. All the children had to stand.

They played games and did target shooting. They also sang and danced.

How Pilgrims and WampanoagUsed Their Environment to Meet Their Needs

By AidanBoth Pilgrims and Wampanoag's used naturewisely. They used tree wood to build homesand for firewood. What animals they killed theyused all the parts for food, clothing, and tools.