The First Thanksgiving Images

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The First Thanksgiving Images

• With your assigned group look at your picture
• Discuss the questions with your picture
• Be prepared to discuss with class

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QuestionsDIRECTIONS Turn in one copy per
groups, Be Prepared to Share with Class

• How does your picture portray roles of men and
  women?
• How does your picture portray the relationship
  between Native Americans and settlers?
• How are children viewed?
• What type of food are they eating?
• What do you think your picture is saying the
  purpose of Thanksgiving is?
• Does the picture match up with the document from
  1621? Why do you think it matches or doesnt
  match?

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Groups Period 5/6

• Ross, Paul, and Nishi
• Steve, Sam, Jake
• Steph, Mary Jo, Trent
• Lauren, John M, Megan
• Brian, Alex R, Donna, Brianna
• Neiloy, Mike, Carolin
• Eric K, Erin, Alyssa M
• Joe, Alyson, Evelyn, Chris

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Groups 8/9

• Josh, Sumana, Mike P, Patrick
• Paul, Kyle, Darrel, Mike L
• Steve, Mike R, Dave
• Holden, Halley, Maham, Ryan
• Chris S, Sara, Marshall
• Joe, Alex, George, Jen
• Michal, Maggie, Lynn, Steph
• Alannah, Andrew, Ashley, Jeremy

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Is the purpose of Thanksgiving today the same as
these pictures show it?
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Thanksgiving MythbusterTrue or False

• Turkey was eaten at Thanksgiving
• The first president to recognize a national
  Thanksgiving was Abraham Lincoln
• There were more Pilgrims than Indians at the
  first Thanksgiving

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• The first thanksgiving took place in November
• Before and After the 1st Thanksgiving the
  settlers and Indians were peaceful towards each
  other
• FDR changes date of thanksgiving to make a longer
  Christmas shopping season

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Thanksgiving History

• In Puritan colonies a puritan governor assigned a
  day of thanksgiving
• Puritans celebrated a Day of Humiliation and a
  Day of Thanksgiving
• Not till 1841 was what we call Thanksgiving tied
  back to 1621
• when a historian found a written account of when
  52 settlers shared a meal with 90 colonists