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HOLIDAYS

Thanksgiving DayIndependent Day

THE ORIGIN OF THANKSGIVING DAY

They were EnglishThe Pilgrims

On a ship called Mayflower in the fall of 1620Very difficult, many people got sick.Mayflower Compact established the principles of voting and majority rule.

WHAT WAS THE JOURNEY LIKE?

- They went to America to start a new life in 1620- December 22, landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

They could not grow crops

Many settlers died

Their life was very difficult

Some friendly Indians decided to help them

The harvest was a good oneCelebrated with a feast for saying thank youThe 1st celebration was a great success.

Thanksgiving Day

It was not until 1863, Lincoln proclaimed last Thursday in November for Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving today

ACTIVITIES ON THANKSGIVING DAY

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L T n l ngy l c t chc hng nm ch yu ti M v Canada. ngha ban u ca ngy l ny l mng thu hoch c ma v t n Thin Cha ban cho con ngi cuc sng no , an lnh. Ti M, l T n c t chc vo ngy th Nm ln th 4 ca thng 11 ch khng phi l ngy th Nm cui cng ca thng 11 nh nhiu ngi lm tng (c 1 s nm trong thng 11 c ti 5 ngy th Nm). Ti Canada, ngy l ny c t chc vo ngy th Hai ln th 2 ca thng 10.

Black Friday

CHURCH AND CHARITY

TRAVEL

Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year

America's Thanksgiving Paradeis an annual Americanparade held onThanksgiving dayPARADE

Many people enjoy playing or watching American football games.Others like watching Thanksgiving TV programs or sitting down together to play cards.Entertainment

MEALA dinner include: turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet corn and pumpkin pie.

Origin of Independence Day

Britain suddenly decided to return revenue to the mother country.The colonies didnt agree.Having formed the First Continental Congress which failed.=> War was declared (the American Revolution)

Conflict between the colonies and great britain

Being held out on Philadelphia the 10th of March, 1776.Asking Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.

The second continental congress

All men are created equal.All people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.Governments get their power from man.

Several important principles

On July 1st,1776, the Continental Congress reconvened.On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration was officially adopted. The Liberty Bell in the State House of Philadelphia rang out.

The second Continental congress declared american colonies free and independent.

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COSTUMES

"The Star-Spangled Banner"God Bless America"America the Beautiful"My Country, 'Tis of Thee"This Land Is Your Land"Stars and Stripes Forever"Yankee DoodleThe national anthem:

DECORATIONS

GAMES

Matt Stonie defeats Joey Chestnut after eating 62 hot dogs at The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, on July 4, 2015

A Capitol Fourth

CUSTOMS - FIREWORKS

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Multiple choice

1. When did the Pilgrims cross the Atlantic Ocean?Fall, 1720b. Spring, 16202. When did the President Abraham Lincoln establish Thanksgiving as a official national holiday?Third Friday of NovemberFourth Thursday of July.3. Who was asked to write the Declaration of Independence by the Congress? b. Abraham Lincoln4. Where was the Liberty Bell?The State House of Texas.

c. Fall, 1620Fourth Thursday of Novembera. Thomas JeffersonThe State House of Philadelphia

The PilgrimsPlymouth, MassachusettsThe Mayflower CompactTurkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.Some traditional Thanksgiving foods today.The English PuritansThe Pilgrims agreement about government in their settlementThe settlement of the PilgrimsMatch the phrase

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Labor DayPresidents DayChristmas DayNew Years DayVeterans DayColumbus DayIndependence DayThanksgiving Day

The second Monday in OctoberNovember 11The first Monday in SeptemberJuly 4The third Monday in FebruaryJanuary 1The fourth Thursday in NovemberDecember 25The third Monday in January.

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