Thanksgiving

Which food item, commonly associated with modern Thanksgiving, was likely not part of the 1621 harvest feast?

• Roast goose

• Corn

• Lobster

• Turkey

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What was the primary nature of New England's early Thanksgiving days, as observed by later generations of colonists?

• A day for political debate

• A religious holiday of fasting and prayer

• A time for trade and commerce

• A celebration of athletic contests

Who led a letter-writing campaign to establish an annual national Thanksgiving Day?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Sarah Josepha Hale

• George Washington

• The Continental Congress

In what year did Abraham Lincoln declare the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day?

• 1777

• 1863

• 1924

• 1621

Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

Why or why not?

HOW do you celebrate?