SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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Question
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All the animals they brought had died
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They did not finish building their homes before the snow came
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They couldn’t find enough food to eat
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Many of the Pilgrims died of illness
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Detailed explanation-1: -During their first winter in America, more than half of the Plymouth colonists died from malnutrition, disease and exposure to the harsh New England weather. In fact, without the help of the area’s native people, it is likely that none of the colonists would have survived.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many of the colonists fell ill. They were probably suffering from scurvy and pneumonia caused by a lack of shelter in the cold, wet weather. Although the Pilgrims were not starving, their sea-diet was very high in salt, which weakened their bodies on the long journey and during that first winter.
Detailed explanation-3: -More than half the settlers fell ill and died that first winter, victims of an epidemic of disease that swept the new colony. Soon after they moved ashore, the Pilgrims were introduced to a Native American man named Tisquantum, or Squanto, who would become a member of the colony.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nearly half of the Pilgrims and Puritans died during the voyage. Only 50 of the original 102 passengers survived the first winter.