The U.S. History Cookbook
Delicious Recipes and Exciting Events from the Past
Chapter One
THE FIRST
THANKSGIVING
One cold day late in November 1620, a British ship named the
Mayflower laid anchor off the tip of Cape Cod in present-day
Massachusetts. The Mayflower was supposed to land in what was
called "Northern Virginia," but the ship landed farther north instead. The
passengers on the Mayflower were mainly Pilgrims from England who
wanted to separate from the Church of England. They had spent a hard
two months at sea to get to the New World because they felt it was the
one place where they could practice their religion as they wished.
In a short time, the Pilgrims established their settlement on the shores
of nearby Plymouth Bay. The area around Plymouth Bay was once
inhabited by the Patuxet tribe. However, the Native American tribe had
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