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English 16 Public

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A group of pioneers from England and ___________ set sail in a ship called the ___________ and reached Cape Cod in 1620.

Holland - Mayflower

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The indigenous people helped them to grow corn, catch fish and avoid eating _______________ plants.

poisonous

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The following year, the _____________ had a special 'Thanksgiving' meal to celebrate their first _____________ in America.

settlers - harvest

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In ___________, the British colonies in North America became independent.

1783

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In the years that followed, many people went west to find land. They traveled in ______________.

wagon trains

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In 1783, the American colonies gained their _______________ from Britain.

independence

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The European settlers went to _______________, so that they could have the freedom to live as they wanted to.

America

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The time when crops are cut and collected from the fields.

harvest

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A celebration that takes place in North America in November

Thanksgiving

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In 1620, the Europeans landed at Cape __________ on the eastern coast of America.

Cod

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Someone who moves to a new place where there were not many people before.

settler

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The people who work together on a ship.

crew

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A country or area controlled by another country

colony

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containing something that can kill you or make you very ill if you drink or eat it

poisonous

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a hundred year

century

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The Wampanoag showed the Europeans how to grow this

corn

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