0
The pilgrims suffered a harsh journey to the new land even losing almost half of its passengers owing to illnesses such as scurvy and contagious diseases. The harsh winter forced them to stay on board. When the surviving passengers who were suffering from malnutrition and sickness, went ashore, a native Indian who knew English helped them survive the harsh winter by showing them how to grow vegetables such as corn. He showed them how to extract sap from maple trees, recognize which plants were poisonous and taught them how to catch fish from the rivers. They had a long treaty of friendship and the pilgrims invited the Native Indians to celebrate their well being after a harsh winter, their first successful harvest and blessings of a good harvest with Thanksgiving prayers and a feast.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoTheir purpose was to give thanks for a successful harvest. They did not know an annual Thanksgiving Day would result from the first Thanksgiving.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agolol
learned this one in kindergarden
the pigrims needed help with new life
indeans helped with crops and harvesting
feast to celebrate
basic deffination
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe first Thanksgiving started when the Pilgrims and Native Americans decided to put aside their differences and set a day aside where they could peacefully eat together.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who brought up Thanksgiving?
The pilgrims.
Where did the holiday Thanksgiving come from?
It is when the pilgrims landed in colonial America.
Who were the Pilgrims in Thanksgiving?
pilgrims
Did pilgrims invent Thanksgiving?
yes pilgrims and Indians invented thanksgiving together
In 1621 the Pilgrims gathered for a feast which has since come to be known as the first thanksgiving. Why was the feast held?
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
In 1621 the pilgrims gathered for a feast which has since come to be known as the first thanksgiving . why was that feast held?
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
In 1621 pilgrims gathered for a feast which has since come to be known as the first thanksgiving why was the feast held?
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
What would have happened if the Pilgrims had not come to America?
Somebody else would have. And we wouldn't have Thanksgiving.
Was Thanksgiving everyday for the pilgrims?
no. Thanksgiving is when the natives and the pilgrims made peace and gave tahnks for it.
Did pilgrims dance on Thanksgiving?
It is possible that the pilgrims danced on Thanksgiving, but it is not known for sure.
Did the pilgrims called their feast Thanksgiving false or true?
False, the first thanksgiving was not called that by the pilgrims.
Why did the first Thanksgiving come out?
The first Thanksgiving came out because the pilgrims wanted to give thanks for having food and shelter in the new world.
