Unit 2: No Thanks, No Giving (1ère G_gr1)

Thanksgiving on the Pilgrims’ side.

The document under study is an extract from an encyclopedia published in 1994. It is about one side of the original story of Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims’ point of view. We have learned that the settlers organized their Thanksgiving celebration because they were grateful/thankful for their abundant harvest composed of various vegetable and a few sea dishes. Furthermore, they felt thankful and free to be able to worship their God without being persecuted. Nevertheless, the text sheds light on the existing tensions between the Native Americans and the colonists at the time. For example, the colonists considered the Native Americans as savages. Indeed, they had a dehumanized vision of the Native Americans.

Homework: Learn the lesson.