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= INTRODUCTION TO PLYMOUTH COLONY =

When you hear the word "Plymouth" pilgrims and Indians come to mind. But, it is much more than that. It is a very unique place. Have you ever even wondered what was the name of the indian tribe that the pilgrims feasted with. Where are the pilgrims even from. Well, if you read this you will find out. By: Paul

- Plymouth colony was the 2nd permanent British colony in the Americas. It was settled by the Pilgrims in the Cape Cod area. These pilgrims or separatists as they were better known in England, arrived in the year 1679.They came on a ship called the mayflower. After setting sail from the Netherlands, the 102 pilgrim’s suffred a brutal 65 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. After a navigational error, they ended up a fair distance further north than they anticipated. After locating a suitable cove to land in, the men onboard created a government known as the Mayflower Compact. For a month after landing, the Mayflower sent out small scouting parties to explore this new land. Then the scouts discovered an abandoned Native American camp, whose occupants had been wiped out by smallpox. The position had ample space, and was on an easily defensible hill, and a small cold stream. The pilgrims suffered for the 1st year, especially since they had no animals, or beasts of burden . However they did bring over 130 pairs of shoes, and boots. Through these mistakes,and the brutal winter climate, the Pilgrims went through a starving time. A starving time is when everyone is starving to death, but their luck changed when the Native Americans decided to help them.

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Works Cited World Book Online

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Thanksgiving By: Paul

Thanksgiving is a very memorable holiday. What comes to mind when you think of it? Maybe turkey, football, pilgrims, and Native Americans. But do you even know why we celebrate Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November for a very long time. When the pilgrims first came to Plymouth they did not know the Native Tribe, the Wampanoag was also living there. Their food was sparse , and they were sick. They did not know the lands. The natives spied on the pilgrims in awe, not knowing what these “creatures” were and what they wanted. When the pilgrims found the Natives, they weren’t sure what to do. They tried speaking English to them, but they didn’t know what to do, Then, Squanto a freed Native slave who was captured and brought to England who came back and joined this tribe. He translated for the people and showed they came in peace. The Natives taught the pilgrims all their secrets to hunting, fishing, and gathering, for the up-coming winter so they did not starve. Since now there was food to spare, the two races decided to throw a feast. It was called “Thanksgiving’. It was to show thanks to God for all he has given. The feast consisted of fowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, squash, beetroot and turkey. Enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans to eat ** handsomely ** was there. The feast lasted three days long. The men hunted deer and other animals, along with checking their traps, while the women were cooking everything the men gave to them. All the while the children were teaching each other the games of their culture. Food was ** plentiful **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> with recipes contributed from both groups. This would be a very strange sight to the people back in Europe, because all the other people abused the Navies, and used them as slaves. Before the meal was eaten this was said:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">So once in every year we throng <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Upon a day apart, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">To praise the Lord with feast and song <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In thankfulness of heart. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">-Arthur Guiterman, //The First Thanksgiving//

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- Here is a brief video on the history of Thanksgiving. Click link below to view video. []

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By:Rama William Bradford 1590-1657 William Bradford <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">is one of the most remarkable leaders known in the Plymouth Colony <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">. William Bradford was born in Austerfield, England in about 1590. When he was young both his parents died so he was taken care of many relatives. After he was 17 William Bradford joined a Separatists <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">a Puritian religious group. In 1608 the Scrooby Separatists began to leave England and settle in Holland because King James intended to “harry them from the land”. Then in 1609 Bradford had joined the Scrooby Separatists in Amsterdam. In 1620 William Bradford had become a regular attender at Puritan and Separatist meetings. Then the other separatists including William Bradford decided to move to America. In 1620 102 people had boarded the Mayflower in Delft Harbor and after crossing the Atlantic they decided to settle at a place they called Plymouth in Massachusetts Bay. The Separatists had established their own government and John Carver was elected the governor of the colony. John Carver’s plan was for the pilgrims to live on fish caught from the sea, but that didn’t work so by the spring of 1621 half of the people died of starvation and disease including Dorothy, William Bradford’s wife who died in Cape Cod Harbor. When John Carver died in 1621 William Bradford got elected to be the second governor of Plymouth. He was re-elected 30 times during the next 34 years and he earned a reputation as a firm and fair leader.

Vocabulary:
William Bradford- Second governor of Plymouth. Plymouth Colony- 2nd permanent colony to be established. Separatists- A Puritian religious group.

6. How many people went on the Mayflower in Delft Harbor?
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Squanto <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">was born around 1585 near famous Plymouth, Massachusetts <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. He was not only called Squanto, he wasalso referred to as Tisquantum <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. He was the main reason that the colonists became so successful with hunting and living with the Native Americans <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. In 1614, when he was only 29 years old, he was kidnapped by English fishermen and was taken to Spain and was brought into slavery, but he was able to escape. After living in England and learning how to speak English, he found the Pawtuxet tribe <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. In 1621, he met the hungry pilgrims <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> that needed teaching in gathering food. Because the Indians were natives of the land, they were able to help the newcomer’s fish, hunt and gather crops <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. Squanto was used by the pilgrims as an interpreter. He was able to be a part of the first Thanksgiving. Sadly, Squanto succumbed to a fever and died in 1622. He was remembered as the Native American that helped the Pilgrims fit in.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Works Cited: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">World Book Online

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