The First ThanksgivingElementary Level

Pilgrims

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Pilgrims were originally from England

Pilgrim men were mostly farmers

Pilgrim women took care of the home

Pilgrims were religious people Separatists

Information according to mayflowerfamilies.com(http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/colonial_life/pilgrims.htm)

What Did Pilgrims Wear?Boys

Knee length pants called Breeches

Stockings

Doublet - short coat

“belts” – tied their breeches to their doublets

Girls

Garters – to hold up stockings

Petticoats

Shirt Jacket called a waistcoat

Coif – tight fitting hat

A pocket – looked like a small bag tied around the waist

Information according to scholastic.com(http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/)

What Did Pilgrims Wear?Boys Girls

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Mayflower Weighed 180 tons

The Voyage took place in 1620

Over 3,000 miles

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Information according to scholastic.com(http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/)

Plymouth Rock The pilgrims were originally bound for Virginia

Plymouth rock marks the place where the Pilgrims first landed

Very important symbol in American History

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Information according to mayflowerhistory.com and ushistory.org(http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/tour5.php) and (http://www.ushistory.org/us/ )

The Mayflower Compact Signed in 1620

Recognized their loyalty to the King of England

Decided that the Pilgrims would govern themselves

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Information according to ushistory.org

Native Americans Wampanoag – tribe living in the Massachusetts area

Fish, hunt, and farm for food for many years

The Wampanoag knew the land very well

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Information according to scholastic and native-languages (http://www.native-languages.org/wampanoag.htm) (http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving)

Wampanoag Name means “eastern people”, “Land where the sun

comes up first”, or “People of the First Light”

Spoke Algonquin language

Hunters and Gatherers

Clothing was made of deer skin

Wampanoag Spiritualism Thankful for the generous gifts from Mother Earth

Information according to scholastic.com and native-languages (http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=7587 and http://www.native-languages.org/wampanoag.htm)

Daily LifePilgrims

Much like an English cottage

Duck, cornbread, curds, pudding, shellfish

Plant and harvest their crop, tending to the fires, cutting fire wood, fertilize the garden, and fetching water

Wampanoag

Wetus – saplings bent in shape covered with woven grass

Fish, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, deer

Bury food as winter draws near, fetching water and fire wood

Information according to scholastic.com (http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/)

Daily LifePilgrims Wampanoag

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The First Thanksgiving Feast

Pilgrims always celebrated a day of giving thanks

The holiday started because the Pilgrims celebrated their first successful crop harvest with a feast with the Native Americans

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Food Venison

Goose

Duck

Turkey

Fish

Cornbread

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Information according to http://www.ushistory.org/us/

After the Feast More British settlers came to the Massachusetts area

They tried to relocate the Wampanoag British would try to trick the Wampanoag men

Gave them alcohol and made agreements while they were drunk

A war was started soon after this practice began

The British settlers destroyed the tribe and sent survivors into slavery and into hiding

They also took over Massachusetts land preventing the Wampanoag from living there anymore

Information found at native-languages (http://www.native-languages.org/wampanoag.htm)

Modern Traditions 1863 – Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thanksgiving dinner with family Turkey Cranberries Stuffing Sweet potatoes Pumpkin Pie

What are your Thanksgiving traditions?

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Information according to kids.nationalgeographic.com

Information Found: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/colonial_life/pilgrims.htm

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/first-thanksgiving/

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/tour5.php

http://www.native-languages.org/wampanoag.htm

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=7587

http://www.ushistory.org/us/

Picture on first slide: http://cdn.babble.com/famecrawler/files/2010/11/Thanksgiving.jpg