https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Thanksgiving-Day/71936 Nov 15, 2022 Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. Britannica School
http://www.plimoth.org provide an engaging and experiential outdoor and indoor learning environment on its main campus and at the State Pier on Plymouth’s waterfront, and at the Plimoth Grist Mill on Town Brook. Our permanent exhibits tell the complex and interwoven stories of two distinct cultures - English and Native. The main exhibits are enhanced with an exciting menu of special events, public programs and workshops that offer a rich and diverse exploration of the 17th-century. https://vimeo.com/plimoth Plymouth, MA Plimoth
https://plimoth.org/for-teachers/teacher-tools/primary-sources "How do we bring history alive for today’s learners? We start with primary sources - the building blocks of history! Primary sources can include written documents, archaeology, material culture, landscapes, oral histories, artworks and photos. These are important tools that let us shed light on 17th-century history and understand the experiences from different perspectives. Here are a few of the primary sources we use every day." Plimoth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktr_n1mgQfw Nov 19, 2020 Thanksgiving History: From the Pilgrims through the Thanksgiving day Parade the history of Thanksgiving involves several key events in America's history. The Daily Bellringer Questions below:
1. How many day festival was the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
2. In November of 1777, Continental Congress called for a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate what?
3. Sarah Josepha Hale is sometimes called what?
4. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up a week?
5. Why do you think Abraham Lincoln saw Thanksgiving as a holiday the nation needed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9NDuxL4WA4 Nov 19, 2012 Find out which traditional recipes weren't served at the first Thanksgiving celebration. HISTORY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3n9-KXL80 Nov 20, 2015 In the early 17th century, a small group of religious radicals embarked from England to establish a separatist religious community across the Atlantic Ocean in the New World. The challenges the Pilgrims faced in making new lives for themselves still resonate almost 400 years later. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLHAJKJxIec Nov 20, 2015 The challenges the Pilgrims faced in making new lives for themselves still resonate almost 400 years later: the tensions of faith and freedom in American society, the separation of Church and State, and cultural encounters resulting from immigration. Learn more about "The Pilgrims": https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pilgrims American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw77BMTOAp0 Nov 23, 2015 During a storm in the north Atlantic, indentured servant John Howland was swept off the Mayflower's deck. Fortunately, he grabbed a line and was hauled back onboard. Howland thrived in the New World and nearly four centuries later, an estimated two million Americans can claim him as an ancestor. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ze0cpwQlKc Nov 18, 2015 In the early 17th century, a small group of religious radicals embarked from England to establish a separatist religious community in the New World. They struggled against disease, climate and the native people to establish a colony that would eventually trigger an influx of colonists throughout New England. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZARalVl6oo Nov 11, 2015 A quote from William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation: 1620-1647." The Pilgrims stars Roger Rees and premieres on PBS November 24, 2015. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrKU0KaoPo Nov 24, 2015 The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today -- in fact, the Pilgrims didn't even call it "thanksgiving." "The Pilgrims" premieres Tuesday, November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktr_n1mgQfw Nov 19, 2020 Thanksgiving History: From the Pilgrims through the Thanksgiving day Parade the history of Thanksgiving involves several key events in America's history. The Daily Bellringer Questions below:
1. How many day festival was the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
2. In November of 1777, Continental Congress called for a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate what?
3. Sarah Josepha Hale is sometimes called what?
4. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up a week?
5. Why do you think Abraham Lincoln saw Thanksgiving as a holiday the nation needed?