Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING HISTORY and Websites Directions: What do you know about the Thanksgiving holiday? [|Using Pilgrim Hall Museum's website], read about the history of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2001. Then read and answer each question below. CREATE a PowerPoint, Powtoon (get from Google Apps/store), Prezi or GOOGLE SLIDE Presentation about Thanksgiving and include the information below with the correct ANSWER in your presentation. May work with a partner or TWO.

You may use these websites to find additional information about Thanksgiving to include in your presentation. 1. The First Thanksgiving or try this site for information about the[| First Thanksgiving] 2. Thanksgiving Websites

Presentation MUSTS:
 * at least 8 colorful and informative slides that use transitions and custom animations in each slide.
 * Include a citation page listing the sources that you used. Use www.easybib.com

QUESTIONS that need to be included in your presentation: 1. Why was the Pilgrim’s first corn crop such a successful one? 2. In 1621, the Pilgrims gathered for a feast, which has since come to be known as the "first Thanksgiving." Why was that feast held? 3. About how many people attended the first Thanksgiving? 4. Who issued the first proclamation making Thanksgiving an annual national holiday? 5. On what day of each year is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?

Other things to consider for your presentation:


 * Which president first proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day?
 * What is the cornucopia a symbol of?
 * When is Thanksgiving held every year?
 * Who was the Ancient Greek goddess of corn?
 * When is the Canadian Thanksgiving?
 * What did young boy pilgrims typically wear?
 * What are breeches?
 * Did most pilgrims wear black clothes with big buckles as depicted in most pictures?
 * Which of the following foods did the Pilgrims possibly have on the first Thanksgiving?
 * Ham?
 * Corn on the cob?
 * Turkey?
 * Indian corn?
 * Sweet potatoes?
 * When was the national Thanksgiving holiday approved by Congress?
 * What kind of businesses are likely to give their employees paid time off for Thanksgiving and the day after?
 * What kind of businesses are likely NOT to give their employees a day off around Thanksgiving?
 * What tribe of Indians inhabited the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620?
 * What was the Pilgrim custom for women regarding mealtimes?
 * Out of the original 102 Pilgrims, how many died the first winter?
 * Who was the oldest Pilgrim on the Mayflower?
 * How many times was William Bradford reelected governor?
 * Were most of the Pilgrims Separatists or Puritans?
 * Why aren't leaves green in the fall?

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