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US immigration
The Pilgrim Fathers (PF)
a group of 102 Puritans escaped from Britain
They were persecuted for their religious beliefs
16th Sept1620: they left Plymouth in a ship, The Mayflower
21 November 1620: after a hard voyage they landed in America
Mayflower Compact: follow the rules and make a new community (in Massachussets)
Native Americans (NA)
they knew English
the PF and the NA signed a peace treaty
the NA helped to fish and plant new crops
1621: first harves was a success
Thanksgiving
it celebrates the 1st harvest the PF shared with the NA
it's always the 4th Thursday in November
Traditional food: turkey and dishes with corn and pumpkin
At Thanksgiving people say "Thank you" for something they have in their lives
Christopher Columbus (1492)
local people = Indians
He thought he was in India
today local people = Native Americans
British and Dutch traders (16th cent)
the first to settle down in America
make money & look for gold
