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Once upon a time in the cold month of September in 

the year of 1670, there was a tiny ship called the 

"Mayflower" that left Plymouth, England. The tiny ship 

had on board 102 people. The people on the ship were 

looking for new homes where they can freely practice 

their faith.

After a crossing that lasted 

66 days, they landed on 

Cape Cod. Cape Cod was far 

from where they were really 

heading for. They were 

orginally heading for the 

Hudson river. 

A month goes by and their ship crosses 

Massachusetts. The Pilgrims settle down and 

begin to establish a village at Plymouth.

During the first brutal winter, most of the 

colonist stayed on the Mayflover. They suffered 

from all types of disease. Only half of the 

people who were orginally on the ship lived to 

see their first New England spring. In March, 

the remaining settlers moved where they got 

an awesome visit from an Indian who greeted 

them in English.

That same Indian then returned later with 

another Native American. He was Squanto, 

who was a member of the Pawtuxet tribe who 

had been kidnapped by an English sea captain 

and sold into slavery before running away from 

London and returning to his homeland. He 

taught the Pilgrims how to catch fish, and 

avoid poisonous plants.

In November 1621, the Pilgrims first corn 

harest was proven successful. Governor 

William Bradford organized a feast and invited 

a group of Native American allies that included 

the chief.

The Thanksgiving the Pilgrims had did not 

include pies, cakes, or other desserts.

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln announced 

that the nation will celebrate an official 

Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, 1863. 

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