Compléter Thanksgiving History FactsVersion en ligne Fill in the blanks with the verb in the past tense corresponding. Use the verb bank located below this section. par Leonel Fabian Ortiz Vergara 1 been had had thank had celebrated had wanted off stay traveling took building were reached died A ship called " Mayflower " , at September 6th 1620 , with 102 people ( the Pilgrim ) and 30 crew members on board to the new world of America , later called " New England " . The Pilgrim for 65 days until they the new world on November 11th in 1620 . While the men houses for the small village of Plimoth , the women and children to on board of the Mayflower for another 2 months . In this winter more than 50 people because of illness and coldness . In January 1621 , the pilgrim the first contact to the " Wampanoag " , a tribe of Native Americans . They taught the pilgrim how to hunt and how to plant or grow up corn and other plants . In autumn 1621 , when the pilgrim enough food , they to the Wampanoag for their help and the first American Thanksgiving , the " Harvest Feast " . They celebrated it for almost 3 days and nights .