The First Thanksgiving

500 years ago in America there were… No cities No cities No cars No cars

500 years ago in America there were… No airplanes No airplanes No computers No computers

500 years ago in America there was… No Morris K. Udall No Morris K. Udall and and No Ms. Glasenapp’s Super Kids No Ms. Glasenapp’s Super Kids

But there were… Forests Forests Lakes and mountains Lakes and mountains

But there were… Wild animals Wild animals

There were also… Fish and birds Fish and birds

The only people here were… Native Americans Native Americans

“Native” means “from a place” There were many different “tribes” or groups living in American 500 years ago.

Native American tribes were not the same. They…. Dressed differently Dressed differently

They…. Lived in different houses Lived in different houses

They…. Ate different food and spoke different languages Ate different food and spoke different languages

The Native Americans were the people who were already living in America. The Native Americans had lived in America for thousands of years.

The Pilgrims were some of the first people to move to America from Europe. The Pilgrims came to America in the year 1620… about 400 years ago.

The Pilgrims came from England.

They left because the king of England would not let them choose their church.

They sailed in a boat from England to America.

The Pilgrims landed at a place called Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts.

The Pilgrims built homes in Plymouth. Soon they had built a town.

Winter came, and the Pilgrims did not have enough food. Many people died.

The Wampanoags were the Native Americans who lived near Plymouth.

In the spring, the Wampanoags helped the Pilgrims to plant food. The Wampanoags also showed the Pilgrims how to catch wild birds and animals for food.

In the fall, the plants they had planted together were ready to harvest and eat.

To celebrate, the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims had a great feast.

This feast became known as the first Thanksgiving.