History of Thanksgiving

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The Real Story..
By G. Silva 2006

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• In the year 1620, a little ship came
to America. It was called the
Mayflower. There were one hundred
people on the ship.
Plymouth

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• The people were called the Pilgrims.
They came from England.

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• The Pilgrims wanted to have their
own church. They could not have
their own church in England.

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• The first winter in America was very
cold. The Pilgrims did not have much
food. They did not have warm
clothes

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• The Pilgrims got sick. Many Pilgrims
died. It was a terrible time.

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• In the spring, Indians came to visit.
They were friendly. Two Indians
could speak English!

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• The Indians showed the Pilgrims how
to plant corn.

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• The Pilgrims worked hard. They cut down
trees. They built houses. They learned to
hunt the turkeys that lived in the woods.

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• When fall came, the Pilgrims were
very happy because they had a lot of
food for the winter.

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• They made a big dinner. They invited
the Indians to come and eat with
them.

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• The Indians brought deer for the
dinner. They cooked outside. They
ate and ate for three days.

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• The Pilgrims were thankful for the
good things they had. This was the
first Thanksgiving in America.

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Hooray!!!

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• What’s this?

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What’s this?

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Mmm! Turkey!!!
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