Today we are taught of the origins of Thanksgiving to be peaceful and a celebration of the native Americans having peace with the pilgrams. While this is taught in schools across the country, several resources have given us information that prove this story provided to us is fiction.
I remember in the 3rd grade we went to class and made turkey’s out of paper while the teacher talked about how the pilgrims settled down with the native Americans and had a huge feast, in which they indulged in pumpkin and sweet potato pie, stuffing, turkey, and dinner rolls. As I’ve grown older and figured out how to research information, I have figured out that this is false information.
First of all, the food was very different from what we have indulged in, such as, there was no pumpkin pie, or that there was no turkey, but there was another smaller poultry that was eaten. Second of all, the native Americans were not invited nor were they celebrated, only the leader was invited. The settlers did not come to make peace with the Native