The Peanuts characters become Pilgrims on the Mayflower and during the first difficult winter on Plymouth Plantation. This short film will introduce children to the Pilgrims, their voyage on the Mayflower and the first year of the Plymouth Plantation. It is not necessary for children to be familiar with the Peanuts characters to enjoy this film. This film was designed to teach children. To enhance its educational value parents need only watch the film with their children and comment on two or three of the points made in the film.
Some additional background is set out below.
In England, at the time of the voyage of the Mayflower, the King was the head of the Church of England. It was considered treasonous to dissent from the views of the established church. To avoid the repressive policies of the English government, the Puritans first emigrated to Holland. While they were not persecuted in Holland, they could not prosper. In addition, the Puritans never intended to lose their English heritage.