Thanksgiving history

The history of Thanksgiving isn't the rosy story from your childhood. Here's what really happened and the truth about some commonly held Thanksgiving myths.

A lack of primary sources leads historians to think that perhaps the famous 'First Thanksgiving' was just not that important at the time.

The Thanksgiving story deeply rooted in America’s school curriculum frames the Pilgrims as the main characters and reduces the Wampanoag Indians to supporting roles. It also erases a monumentally sad history. The true history of Thanksgiving begins with the Indians.

Learn about the history of the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621.

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Thanksgiving, now held each year in November, has long been a controversial holiday. Here, look back at Thanksgiving history over more than three centuries!

The Puritans law during the 1600's where the Scarlet Letter is taken place, was extremely strict. Men and women were severely punished for a variety of crimes simply because those "crimes" broke the Puritan religious beliefs. You can imagine how Hester Prynne, the (Main character) woman in Scarlet Letter was treated because the whole story is about how she had an affair and conceived a daughter from that affair and how she struggles to create a new life because of the harsh Puritan ways.

The Thanksgiving tradition goes much deeper than food and football, so explore fun Thanksgiving traditions and history with us!

A reading worksheet on Thanksgiving history. There are three tasks: 1 Ss have to number the parts of the story in the correct order, 2 match the parts to the pictures 3 answer some questions. - ESL worksheets

The First Thanksgiving After the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the Church of England became the official church in England and was headed by the King and Queen of England. All those with religious convictions were under the authority of the bishops of the Church. These bishops began to create power positions and […]