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Thanksgiving

The Voyage, Daily Life, Native

Americans, the First ThanksgivingFeast and Thanksgiving Today

Mr.Cruz ESL ML Fall 2013


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Voyage on the Mayflower

On September 16, 1620, a group of people called Pilgrims left

England because King James I did not permit religious

freedom. He said, Everyone has to belong to the Church of

England.The Pilgrims boarded a ship called the Mayflowerand set sail for America.

They sailed for 66 days over choppy waters and sometimes

through stormy weather.

On November 21, 1620 (2 months later) the Pilgrims arrivedin America. They landed at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth

Massachusetts.


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The First Winter

There were about 100 Pilgrims.

The first winter was very cold and difficult for the Pilgrims.

Many of them were sick and did not have enough food to eat.

Half of the Pilgrims did not survive the first winter.


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Native Americans

The pilgrims met a friendly Native American named Squanto.

He helped the Pilgrims and Native Americans to becomefriends.

The Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to live in the

wilderness. They gave the Pilgrims seeds for corn and taught them how to

plant crops for food.

They also taught the Pilgrims how to hunt and fish for food.


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Squanto & The Pilgrims

Tisquantum,also known as Squanto, was the

Native American who assisted the Pilgrims

after their first winter in the New World and

was integral to their survival. He was a

member of the Patuxet tribe, a tributary of the

Wampanoag Confederacy.

He spoke English because he served as a slavein England for 8 years


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The Thanksgiving Feast

In the fall, the Pilgrims harvested their crops.

They were very grateful to the Native

Americans for teaching them how to survive

off the land.

The Pilgrims and the Native Americans had a

feast to give thanks for their food and their

friendship.


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Thanksgiving Today

Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth

Thursday in November.

Family and friends gather together to give thanks.

They share food, laughter and love.


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Traditional Foods

Turkey with Gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Sweet Potato Green Bean Casserole

Corn Bread

Stuffing Cranberry Sauce


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Thanksgiving Traditions

American Football is

another important

tradition of

Thanksgiving. On

Day, almost every

team plays a game.

There are games allday and night, and

they are usually

important games.


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Thanksgiving Traditions

There are 5K or 10K running

races on the morning of

Thanksgiving, called Turkey

Trots These are for fun, usually

because people know they are

going to eat a lot for dinner.

There are fundraisers and

sometimes people wear

costumes.


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Fun Facts

There was no turkey at the first ThanksgivingDayFeast.

There was also no milk, cheese, bread, butter or

pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast.

The average age of the Mayflower passenger was 32.

The oldest Mayflower passenger was 64.


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Fun Facts - continued

Only male (tom) turkeys gobble. Females make aclicking noise.

Turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining!

President Abraham Lincoln established the originaldate for our National Thanksgiving Day celebrationin 1863.

According the U.S. Department of Agriculture, morethan 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the

United States at Thanksgiving. Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on

Thanksgiving.


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Fun Facts Continued

President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving to becelebrated on the final Thursday of November

Thanksgiving did not become a federal holiday

until 1941 In 1939 President FDR declared Thanksgiving

to be celebrated the 4thThursday of November

Footbal is synonymous with ThanksgivingTurkey ball

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