or desert. This feast is part of a very special day, the holiday of Thanksgiving.
In 1620 the Pilgrims made a difficult trip across the ocean from England. They landed in what is now Massachusetts. In England the Pilgrims had not been allowed to freely practice their religion. So they went to the New World in search of religious freedom.
The Pilgrims first winter was very hard. Almost half the group died of cold, hunger, and disease. But the Native Americans of Massachusetts taught the Pilgrims to plant corn, to hunt, and to fish. When the next fall came, the pilgrims had plenty of food. They were thankful and had a feast to give thanks. They invited the Native Americans to join them. This was the first Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving became a national holiday many years later because of a woman named Sarah Hale. For forty years Sarah Hale wrote to each president and asked for a holiday of Thanksgiving. At last she was successful. In 1863 President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday.
How much is Thanksgiving today like the Pilgrims Thanksgiving? In many ways they are different, For example, historians thinks that the Pilgrims ate deer, not turkey. The idea of Thanksgiving, though is very much the same: Thanksgiving is a day on which we celebrate and give thanks.
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How do you think the following words are used in the text:
Pilgrims; freedom; difficult trip; Massachusetts; corn; Native Americans; president; celebrate
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4 The Native Americans taught the Pilgrims to hunt and plant corn.
7 In 1863 President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday.
1 The Pilgrims left England in search of religious freedom.
6 Sarah hale
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