VISUAL ACTIVITYPlymouth Village This historically accurate modern-day reconstruction of the Plymouth settlement depicts the simple dwellings the Pilgrims built with materials readily at hand. Even the chimneys were built with wood. Notice that the buildings are huddled together rather than scattered across the landscape, all the better to promote community cohesion and protection against Indians.READING THE IMAGE: What kinds of work were required to erect these buildings?CONNECTIONS: How did New England settlements reflect Puritan religious ideas?