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!