ThanksgivingAcción de Gracias

Finding the New Land• During the 1500´s – 1600´s, Europe wanted to find new land to explore• Those explorers were called ´Pilgrims´•They landed in the ´New World´in 1620

What the Pilgrims found

• When the Pilgrims reached land, they found INDIANS!

• The Indians wore different clothes, ate different foods, and lived in Tee-Pees.

The First Dinner

• The Pilgrims and the Indians became friends and prepared a large dinner to celebrate their

new friendship.

America!

• More and more people started to come to the ´New Land´ and now it is called The United States!

Thanksgiving

• Now, every year in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving to remember our history and give thanks for our friends and family