This presentation discusses the history of Thanksgiving in the USA and address some false misconseptions. It talks about what we do in modern times to celebrate the holiday.
2. The False History of Thanksgiving
People believe that the Pilgrims were kind and gave food to the Native Americans
3.
Before…
In the Americas, the
native people were very
clean and did not have
many diseases
When Europeans came,
they brought their
illnesses
4.
Disease
Killed 90-96% of the
native population
within 3 years
This was called the
plague of 1617
5.
Religion
Europeans thought it
was “God’s will”
God “struck down“ the
native people
Native Americans
believed their God had
abandoned them
6.
First interactions
British people poisoned 200
native people
The British would dig up
graves to look for gold,
instead of planting seeds
Soon the colonists were
starving
The British went into native
people homes and srole
their pots, pans, and food.
7.
Farming
Empty Native American
towns and fields
The British captured
Native people and forced
them to teach colonists
how to farm
Squanto was a native that
helped them survive
8.
Thanksgiving is now a time to remember that,
without the Native Americans, the European
colonists would not have survived
We celebrate with:
Food
The Macy’s Thanksgiving day Parade
Watch football
Black friday
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