USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

PLYMOUTH ROCK SETTLEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1612 the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest and friendship with the Native Americans. What modern holiday is based on this?
A
Valentine’s Day
B
Thanksgiving
C
Independence Day
D
Memorial Day
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2022 occurs on Thursday, November 24. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is sometimes called American Thanksgiving (outside the United States) to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1621 Thanksgiving celebration marked the Pilgrims’ first autumn harvest, so it is likely that the colonists feasted on the bounty they had reaped with the help of their Native American neighbors.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -William Bradford and the First Thanksgiving. As was the custom in England, the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest with a festival. The 50 remaining colonists and roughly 90 Wampanoag tribesmen attended the “First Thanksgiving."

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