Thanksgiving Day

The English Puritans were trying to “purify” the Church of England, but finally they formed their own church. They left England and went to Holland and then to America. They became “Pilgrims” because they were travelers in search of religious freedom.
In the fall of 1620 the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean on their ship, the Mayflower. The trip was very difficult, and many people got sick. But while they were on the crowded ship, the Pilgrims agreed on a form of government for their new colony. This agreement, the Mayflower Compact, established the principles of voting and majority rule.

Finally on December 22 the travelers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. There was not enough food for the long, cold winter, and many settlers died. Then some friendly Indians, Samoset, Chief Massasoit, and Squanto, showed the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish, and plant corn, beans, and other foods. Because of their help, the Plymouth settlers had a good harvest the next fall.

Governor William Bradford declared some special days of thanksgiving. The Pilgrims and the Indians had a threeday feast of deer, wild turkey, and fish. There were also nuts, wild fruits, cranberries, corn, beans, pumpkins, and other foods. The first Thanksgiving celebration was a great success.President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as an official national holiday. Now every year on the fourth Thursday

of November American families and friends gather, have a feast, and give thanks. Some traditional Thanksgiving foods are turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.

Match the phrases. Write the letters on the lines.

1. the Pilgrims b
2. the Mayflower
3. the Mayflower Compact
4. Plymouth, Massachusetts
5. Samoset, Squanto, and Massasoit
6. William Bradford
7. deer, wild turkey, corn, beans, pumpkins, and cranberries
8. the fourth Thursday in November
9. turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie

a. some friendly Indians
b. the English Puritans
c. the governor of the Plymouth settlement
d. the ship of the Pilgrims
e. the official day of the national holiday of Thanksgiving
f. the settlement of the Pilgrims
g. the Pilgrims’ agreement about government in their settlement
h. some foods at the first Thanksgiving feast
i. some traditional Thanksgiving foods today

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