HISTORY of THANKSGIVING

1    Answer the following questions:

1.   Which winter killed almost half of the pilgrims?

2.  What did the native Indians teach the colonists about?

3.   When was the first Thanksgiving feast?

4.  How many colonies were there in 1777?

5.  When did Abraham Lincoln declare the last Thursday of November Thanksgiving day?

2    Complete the sentences

1. In the __________________ The National _______________ League was formed.

2. Department stores saw the value of parades as the kick off to the _________________

_____________________  ______________________ .

3. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade began in ________________.

4. Most of all, Thanksgiving is about _____________________.

5.Thanksgiving gives us a day to reconnect with the ______________  _________.

KEY

1.

1. The 1620 winter.

2. They taught them about fishing, hunting and planting.

3. In 1621.

4. There 13.

5. In 1863.

2.

1. 1920s   /   Football

2. Christmas shopping season

3. 1924

4. Family

5. Loved ones