The pilgrims were English settlers who traveled to America on the Mayflower to escape their country. After a difficult journey, they landed at Plymouth Rock where they struggled through their first winter as their crops failed. However, two Native Americans named Samoset and Squanto helped the pilgrims learn to hunt, fish, and grow corn. As a result, the pilgrims had a very successful harvest, which they celebrated with a huge feast and invited the Native Americans who helped them. This feast became the first Thanksgiving.

1. Thanksgiving

2. Long ago, people in England
wanted to leave the
country. These people were
called pilgrims.

3. They went to America on a
ship called the ‘Mayflower’.

4. The trip took
several
weeks, finally
they landed
at Plymouth
Rock.

5. The pilgrims were not
prepared for the cold winter
and their crops didn’t grow.

6. Two native
Americans
called
Samoset and
Squanto
helped the
pilgrims.

7. They taught the pilgrims how
to hunt, fish and grow corn.

8. Because of their
help, the
pilgrims had a
very successful
harvest.

9. The pilgrims celebrated their
harvest by having a huge
feast.

10. The pilgrims invited Samoset,
Squanto and many other native
Americans to join them as a way
of giving thanks for their help.

11. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln
declared the 4th Thursday of
November as national
festival for Thanksgiving

12. Today on Thanksgiving day , American families
come together to have a big feast. They eat
turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce,
vegetables and… pumpkin cake.

13. Thanks!