FIRST THANKSGIVING

WHEN WAS IT?

• The first feast was held in the fall of 1621

WHERE WAS IT?

• Southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island
• Home of the Wanpanoag people

WHO CAME?

• The Puritans, a group of Protestants who wanted to break away from the church. (English)
• Men, woman, and children of the Wanpanoag tribe.

PURPOSE?

• They had the feast to celebrate the first successful harvest the colony had

CELEBRATING

• All of them got together and had a big feast.😋

FACTS VS. MYTHS

• The first Thanksgiving wasn't celebrated in November, but in mid-September to late October
• They didn't eat turkey at the first Thanksgiving, they ate deer
• The pilgrims didn't invite the Indians to the first Thanksgiving. They stumbled across them celebrating and then the pilgrims said they could join if they desired.

THE END!!!