3. Corn: Who, When, & Where?
Native Americans
or
American Indians
A long time before the Maya
Civilisation
From Chile to Virginia
From Brazil to California
4. When did the English first discovered
corn?
Thanksgiving
5. Thanksgiving
at present time
The fourth Thursday in
November
A national holiday
It’s a time for families to get
together and give thanks for what
they have.
Schools, offices and many shops
are closed until Sunday making
it a long weekend
The Americans may travel long distances
to be with their family and friends
It is the most American holiday of all
6. food They eat a dinner of roast turkey*
and autumn vegetables:
Corn
Potatoes
Yams*
Cranberry sauce*
Pumpkin pie*
A big 30 – 40 pound stuffed turkey
Yams
Sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce
7. PARDON TURKEY
presidential pardon of a turkey
Each year the president of the US pardons a
turkey and spares it from being eaten for
Thanksgiving dinner.
The first turkey pardon ceremony started with
President Truman in 1947
11. November 1620
102 Puritan reformers
On the Mayflower
WHY?
To escape religious persecution back
in England (King James I) and to find a
land where to profess their
faith freely
The Pilgrim Fathers
They sailed to America
12. The route
The trip took 66 days
They left from Plymouth
They landed near Cape Cod
15. Back to the Pilgrim Fathers
• They arrived in December
• First winter very difficult
• Very little food because it was too late to grow
any crops
Many pilgrims died
from 102 to 44
16. The native Americans showed the survived Pilgrims
how to grow crops ( corn and other plants)
Together is better
17. • The surviving Pilgrims worked hard during
the spring and summer
18. They had a great harvest and they
wanted to thank God
