The First Thanksgiving

By: Meg Royer

Colonist: a British Settler

In 1621, The Plymouth Colonists and the Wampanoag Indians

celebrated the First Thanksgiving

Feast

• Seal

• Lobster

• Corn

• Swan

• Squash

Foods eaten at The First Thanksgiving

Women’s clothing worn at the First

Thanksgiving is different than clothing we wear now. Maids and children wore black to the Feast. The materials used to make clothing included wool, linen,

and some leather.

Women’s Clothing

Men’s Clothing

Men’s clothing was also different to the

clothing men wear today. The materials

used to make the clothing are also wool, linen, and some leather.

From Past to Present

In 1941, Abraham Lincoln was the first

president to make Thanksgiving an official

holiday.

Abraham Lincoln

What Thanksgiving Is To Me

• My favorite part about Thanksgiving is seeing family and having huge proportions of food.

• I am thankful for all that I have as well as my family and friends.

• I thing Thanksgiving is an important holiday to celebrate because its a holiday for family and thankfulness.

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