1. Pilgrims Build Plymouth Colony
1621

3. The seal of the Plymouth Colony, designed in 1629
The seal of the Plymouth Colony, designed in It depicts four figures within a shield bearing St George's Cross, apparently in Native-American style clothing, each carrying the burning heart symbol of John Calvin. The seal was also used by the County of Plymouth until 1931, and is still used by the town of Plymouth today.

4. Plymouth Plantation is located on the coast of Massachusetts.

5. The Pilgrims came ashore with almost nothing—no “butter or oil, not a sole to mend a shoe”.

8. Many loved and trusted in the “providence of God”.

9. They were hardworking, but disease and unfamiliarity with the land resulted in many deaths the first year.

11. An Indian named Squanto (Tisquantum) befriended this colony, taught them how to grow corn, and showed them the best fishing streams.

13. The Pilgrims worked hard, planted their crops, and in the autumn gathered a bountiful harvest.

15. The celebration lasted three days.
In November 1621, they gathered with the Indians to thank God for His provision establishing the American tradition of Thanksgiving.
The celebration lasted three days.

16. "Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week. At which time, among other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation and bestowed upon our governor, and upon the captain, and others. And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty."
Edward Winslow, Dec. 11, 1621, in A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth (Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by certain English adventurers both merchants and others.) Dwight Heath, ed. New York: Corinth Books, 1963, p. 82