SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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seafood
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mashed potatoes
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pie
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, to the question “What did the Pilgrims eat for Thanksgiving, ” the answer is both surprising and expected. Turkey (probably), venison, seafood, and all of the vegetables that they had planted and harvested that year-onions, carrots, beans, spinach, lettuce, and other greens.
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to wildfowl and deer, the colonists and Wampanoag probably ate eels and shellfish, such as lobster, clams and mussels.
Detailed explanation-3: -The First Thanksgiving meal eaten by pilgrims in November 1621 included lobster. They also ate fruits and vegetables brought by Native Americans, mussels, bass, clams, and oysters. Back in 1621, lobsters were so plentiful that you could grab them by the hand straight out of the ocean at low tide.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abundant along the shores of New England, seafood like mussels and lobster was a staple in the Pilgrim’s diet.