Thanksgiving unit study answers

Thanksgiving unit study answers

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The first thanksgiving (Spanish)

Who was there?

Governor Onate along with his soldiers, Franciscan priests, many (hundreds) colonists and many Native Americans.

What did they eat?

The feast consisted of venison and duck roasted in a fire.

What did they do to celebrate?

Everyone dressed in their finest clothes. Soldiers wore polished armor and the Franciscan priests wore clothing laced with gold.

They held a religious ceremony which consisted of a High Mass and a sermon.

Captain Marios Farfan de los Godos wrote a drama (play) and trained several soldiers to act out the parts. This was the first play ever presented in North America. (Or was it? I suppose we shall never know but is it so hard to imagine that the Native Americans would have preformed plays before this date?)

After the play Governor Onate declared his desire to take possession o the land with a patriotic display by the soldiers. Trumpets were blown and the Governor nailed a "holy cross" to a tree praying it would "open the gates of heaven" to the Native Americans. (A large part of the expeditions purpose was to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism believing they would become more "civilized".)

After the prayer the governorplaced the flag of King Philipnear the river and everyone was joyful.

A feast ended the Thanksgiving celebration.

Where?

The first Thanksgiving was held on the south bank of the Rio Grande.

When?

April 30, 1598

Why were they celebrating?

Govenor Ornate was grateful for God's blessings over his expedition to open a new and better trail from Mexico to the northern frontier. Also, the Govenor was grateful for the Native Americans who helped by feeding and guiding the colonists.



The second thanksgiving (pilgrims)

Who?

Governor John Carver, about fifty Pilgrims and about ninety Native Americans.

What did they eat?

The meat portion of the feast consisted of wild turkey, deer, lobsters, eels (yikes!), clams, oysters and fresh fish. (Fish and lobster for Thanksgiving? We must remember they lived on the coast line.)

There were many vegetables also such as: corn, carrots, cucumbers, turnips, onions, radishes, beets and cabbages.

For dessert was wild berries and fruits which had been dried since spring.

What did they do in celebration?

There were many games such as throwing the bar, hand wrestling, contests and the game of stool ball. There was also a parade and, of course, the great feast.

Where?

Plymouth, Massachusetts

When?

The celebration lasted three days sometime in the middle of October, 1621.

Why were they celebrating?

The Pilgrims "had all things in good plenty." After a very dangerous trip across the ocean, much hard work spent building their town and many families lost to illness the Pilgrims were very thankful to be prosperous. They were grateful to God as well as the Native Amercians.



What do these two thanksgiving have in common?

These two Thanksgiving celebrations are very similar.

* Both groups set out to explore new land.

* Both groups would have perished were it not for the help of Native Americans.

* Both groups brought holy men from their religion to convert the Native Americans.

* Both groups claimed the new territory for their own use.

* Both groups recognized (thankfully) the need to celebrate the helpfulness of the Native Americans.

Which two presidents recommended celebrating Thanksgiving day as a holiday?

http://www.new-life.net/thanks01.htm

I did not know this but apparently there were more than two presidents calling for Thanksgiving as a holiday.