Desperate Crossing: The untold Story of the Mayflower
From: History Channel
Grade Level: (MS), (HS), (College)
Remote Ready: No
Time: 3 hrs (see shorter clip recommended below)
Length of Reading: None
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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower provides an overview of the Pilgrim's voyage and settlement. It uses historical re-enactors and commentary from historical experts to tell its story.
At 3 hours long, the film has time to examine in depth the religious situation in England. I usually skip that part and start at the segment where the Pilgrims land ("Scouts on Land" at the 1 hr 29 min mark).
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Grade Level:
(MS), (HS), (College): We put these in parentheses because there is no specified age group for the activity; however, we think it would be well suited for middle school, high school, and college students
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Movie: This activity involves a clip, film, or documentary.
sailn1. "Plimouth Plantation." Flickr, 19 August 2025, https://www.flickr.com/photos/moondance38/7810295894/in/photolist-cUaNS3-cUaNNh-cUaNso-cUaNoS-cUaNj3-3qgNaz-3qgZtp-3qmrEj-3qmvnq-3qmja3-3qmhJb-3qgPYi-3qgS1g-Aecs1T-3qgVHV-z3Czdz-z3wtom-yogz2g-z3Csrt-7bc34B-4cGKgT-4cGHz6-cUaMYS-2d9te7e-8FbTKJ-8FbRG1-8F8D36-8F8CPZ-34TXrU-8F8DSH-8F8Cpz-8FbScA-8F8HEn-8F8DpZ-8FbNuu-2pDuBFE-8F8Fie-8FbUgb-8F8Hre-8F8Ekk-8FbPvs-8F8BZF-8FbU95-8F8GKD-8FbQzC-8F8BED-8FbQ8m-2oHczeC-8FbSqd-8F8Dg2/.
