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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.

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