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from A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
by Mary Rowlandson

Mary Rowlandson—Captive in 1675/76
This site provides additional information about Mrs. Rowlandson’s captivity, including photographs of places that figure in her account. Put yourself in Rowlandson’s place and imagine how you might react in her situation. Then write a letter from Rowlandson to her husband describing her feelings about the ordeal and sharing her hopes for the future.

The People and the Land: The Wampanoag of Southern New England
This site offers an account of King Philip’s War from the perspective of Native Americans. With a classmate, take the positions of a Native American and a settler, and draw up a treaty to peacefully end the war. Share the treaty with your class.

 


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