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Who were the Pilgrims?• Radical Christian Protestants from
England• Persecuted by the English government
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Why did they go to America?• The Pilgrims wanted the freedom to
worship • First, they went to Holland. They decided
to leave when liberal Dutch life began to corrupt them.
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The Pilgrims’ Journey• The Pilgrims intended to land near the
Hudson River (New York). But their ship got lost. They ended up landing north, near the Wampanoag village of Patuxet, now Plymouth.
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Life in New England• They arrived too late to plant crops. Half
of them died during the first winter.• In the spring, they
began to plant, hunt, and build, with the help of Squanto and other Wampanoags.
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• At the end of the first year, the Pilgrims wanted to give thanks to their God. They decided to have a feast.
• They invited the Wampanoags, and the feast lasted more than three days.
The First Thanksgiving
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Modern Plymouth
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Forefathers’ Monument
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Plimoth Plantation
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Plymouth Rock