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The first settlers in America

After the discovery of the new lands in the 16th -17th centuries England became interested in the New World too.

The first English settlements appeared in America at the beginning of the 17th century.

On September, 21 a group of people left England for the New World.

They sailed from the English port of Plymouth

on board the ship the “Mayflower”. They wanted to start a new life and to have no problems with the church.

Their voyage lasted for over two months across the stormy Atlantic.

There were 112 people on board the ship, among them 30 children.

In late November they first saw land. They arrived at last.

On the 21st of November they landed

in the northeast of America.

Plan of the settlements in Plymouth, Cape Cod Bay founded by “Mayflower” passengers
They set up a settlement and called that part of the country “New England”.

That’s what the first colonists in New England looked like.

The huts of the first settlers looked like this.
In 1620 the first settlers in America had a very hard life.

The colonists faced cold and hunger. They had to hunt and fish for food. Children and women went to the woods to gather berries.

Of the 30 children aboard “Mayflower” 11 died the first winter.

They looked like chickens, but were much bigger.
In the woods of New England there were a lot of wild birds.

These were turkeys. They weren’t afraid of people and it was easy to catch and to kill them. Their friends Indians taught the first settlers how to hunt turkeys.

The colonists started to farm the land. The Indians gave them seeds of new plants: corn and pumpkin.

In fact, the Indians helped the colonists to survive and to settle on the New World.

In the autumn of 1621 the colonists had their first harvest. It was rather good. They understood that this would help then to live through another winter.

The colonists decided to have a special dinner. They wanted to thank God – to give Him their thanks for many things.

They thanked God for living through the first hard, cold and hungry winter in the new place.

They thanked God for their first rich harvest and a chance to live safely through another year.

The feast lasted for the whole three days. The settlers invited their friends Indians to take part in this thanksgiving dinner.

Wild turkeys were on their table. Since then the turkey has become a symbol of Thanksgiving day.

The last Thursday of November is a holiday.

November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving Dinner Table
People go to church, and families come together for this day.

They decorate their houses with fruit and flowers of autumn.

They cook traditional American food: roast turkey, sweet potatoes.