The

Thanksgiving
Story
The pilgrims were travelers on a
religious journey.
The Pilgrims did not believe in the
teachings of
the Church of England.
So they left England in 1609 and went to
Holland to practice their beliefs.
The pilgrim’s children were adapting too
much to the new culture.
They returned to England and secured passage on the
Speedwell.
The Speedwell took on water too quickly and
had to return to the dock.
 The Merchant
Adventurers paid for
the Pilgrim’s voyage.
The Mayflower continued on with all of the passengers.
The interior of the boat was very
small.
Living on the
Mayflower was
very difficult.
 The 44 pilgrims and the rest of the
passengers did not get along.

The Saints The Strangers

The pilgrims called The pilgrims called the

themselves the saints. others strangers.
There was danger of fire on the ship so their
food had to be eaten cold.
There were many storms. People got very sick.
On November 11, 1620 the Pilgrims arrived
in the New World. It took the pilgrims 66
days to make this journey.
The Mayflower Compact
 Mayflower Contract
"This day, before we came to harbour, observing
some not well affected to unity and concord, but gave
some appearance of faction, it was thought good
there should be an association and agreement, that
we should combine together in one body and to
submit to such government and governors as we
should by  common consent agree to make and
choose, and set our hands to this that follows, word
for word.”
The shallop
They lived on the Mayflower
that first winter.
They traveled back and forth from the
land and the ship.
The pilgrims were looking for a
good place for their settlement.

PLIMOTH
PLANTATION
Captain Miles Standish
The pilgrims went on three search
expeditions.
The first winter
 In 1621 Massasoit, the
Wampanoag leader, sent Squanto
to help the pilgrims.
Squanto taught the Pilgrims many
survival skills.
The Pilgrims had a good harvest by the
autumn.
 The Pilgrims and the Native
Americans enjoyed a three day
feast.
 The Continental Congress
proclaimed the first national
Thanksgiving in 1777.