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Sailing on the Mayflower for 5th Grade Social Studies

By Lindsey Dunnam

  • The Mayflower and the Speedwell began the voyage from England to the New World with 102 people aboard.

    The Mayflower and the Speedwell began the voyage from England to the New World with 102 people aboard.

  • The Pilgrims reached Cape Cod, which is Massachusetts today.

    The Pilgrims reached Cape Cod, which is Massachusetts today.

  • Due to a storm, eighteen Pilgrims reached Plymouth, which was the place Captin John Smith discovered and named 6 years ago.

    Due to a storm, eighteen Pilgrims reached Plymouth, which was the place Captin John Smith discovered and named 6 years ago.

  • When the eighteen Pilgrims returned to Cape Cod, all of the Pilgrims sailed to Plymouth on the Mayflower.

    When the eighteen Pilgrims returned to Cape Cod, all of the Pilgrims sailed to Plymouth on the Mayflower.

  • Samoset came to the colony to welcome the Pilgrims.

    Samoset came to the colony to welcome the Pilgrims.
    He told the Pilgrims about the other Indian tribes, and about the sickness that had killed everyone in the Patuxet tribe. He also introduced the Pilgrims to Squanto.

  • Captain Jones and his crew sailed the Mayflower back to England.

    Captain Jones and his crew sailed the Mayflower back to England.
    Before Captain Jones left Plymouth, he asked if any Pilgrims wanted to return back to England, but none of the Pilgrims wanted to leave.

  • The first Thanksgiving holiday took place, and the holiday lasted 3 days.

    The first Thanksgiving holiday took place, and the holiday lasted 3 days.
    October 15th was not the date of the first Thanksgiving, however the first Thanksgiving was around the middle of October 1621.