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When we celebrate Thanksgiving today, we watch parades and football on television. It is tradition to eat turkey and pumpkin pie. But during this first Thanksgiving, people were more likely to eat corn, duck, mussels, and deer meat. And while we celebrate Thanksgiving for just one day, the first feast lasted for three days straight.

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The Wampanoag and the English settlers had trouble trusting each other. They didn't understand each other's customs and beliefs. A Native American man named Samoset was the first to welcome the English settlers to their land. A few days later, the Wampanoag leader Massasoit signed a peace treaty with the English settlers.

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In 1620 a group of settlers sailed from England to America to find a better life. They sailed on a ship called the Mayflower and made their home in what would become Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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The Mayflower set sail from England on September 6, 1620, with 102 passengers and two dogs. The trip to America was not easy. There were many storms, and people got seasick. Some even died.

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The ship was supposed to land at the mouth of the Hudson River in present-day New York, but it landed in Massachusetts instead. The settlers set up Plymouth Colony where they landed.

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Wampanoag families lived in huts called wetus. A wetu was made of woven grass or bark. Inside were woven mats for sleeping and a fire pit for cooking.

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At the time, this area was also home to a group of Native Americans known as the Wampanoag.

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Here is a real picture of what Plymouth Rock looks like today.

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Although the first harvest celebration was in 1621, Thanksgiving did not become an official holiday until 1863. President Abraham Lincoln declared a day in November to give thanks for "general blessings." This became the Thanksgiving holiday we celebrate today.

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The Pilgrims began a new life in a new land. They built houses, weapons, and attempted to grow food to survive.

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Squanto and Samoset show the Pilgrims how to hunt for deer, where to find berries and herbs, and how to plant corn the "Indian" way