Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November.
This year, Thanksgivingis November 27.
How is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
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• The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621
• The Pilgrims had sailed to America in 1620 in a ship called the Mayflower.
The Pilgrims Landing at Plymouth Rock
• The Pilgrims had left England to escape religious persecution.
• The Pilgrims had left England to escape religious persecution.
• They knew nothing about America, its land, its plants, or its animals.
• The Pilgrims had left England to escape religious persecution.
• They knew nothing about America, its land, its plants, or its animals.
• The first winter was very cold and snowy.
• The Pilgrims had left England to escape religious persecution.
• They knew nothing about America, its land, its plants, or its animals.
• The first winter was very cold and snowy.• Out of 110 settlers, over 60 died in the first
winter.
Plymouth (Reconstruction)
• In the spring, the Indians helped the starving Pilgrims.
• In the spring, the Indians helped the starving Pilgrims.
• An Indian named Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to survive in America.
• In the spring, the Indians helped the starving Pilgrims.
• An Indian named Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to survive in America.
• Squanto had traveled to England with fishermen, so he knew English.
• Squanto had traveled to England with fishermen, so he knew English.
• He taught the English how to plant corn.
• Squanto had traveled to England with fishermen, so he knew English.
• He taught the English how to plant corn.– The Indians put a fish in the hole with the corn
seeds.
• Squanto had traveled to England with fishermen, so he knew English.
• He taught the English how to plant corn.– The Indians put a fish in the hole with the corn
seeds.• He taught the English how to make syrup from
the sap of the maple trees.
• With the Indians’ help, the settlers had a big harvest in 1621.
• With the Indians’ help, the settlers had a big harvest in 1621.
• After the harvest, the Pilgrims and the Indians had a large feast.
• With the Indians’ help, the settlers had a big harvest in 1621.
• After the harvest, the Pilgrims and the Indians had a large feast.
• Governor William Bradford declared it a day of thanksgiving.
• With the Indians’ help, the settlers had a big harvest in 1621.
• After the harvest, the Pilgrims and the Indians had a large feast.
• Governor William Bradford declared it a day of thanksgiving.
• This first Thanksgiving feast lasted for three days!
The First Thanksgiving
• The American settlers continued to celebrate Thanksgiving after each harvest
• The American settlers continued to celebrate Thanksgiving after each harvest
• After the United States gained independence from England, different states celebrated Thanksgiving on different days
• The American settlers continued to celebrate Thanksgiving after each harvest
• After the United States gained independence from England, different states celebrated Thanksgiving on different days
• In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday
• Today Thanksgiving is a holiday for everyone…
…except the turkeys!
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