the difficulties before spring relieved them. Now it was time to plant and prepare for the following year. They did not know the land well and many people say that the only reason they survived was because a local Indian, named Squanto, helped them and taught them the ways of his people. Soon the colonists finished much of their planting. Harvest time had arrived and the face of separatist attitudes was changing. After such a harsh winter, the fourth Thursday of every November is still card time to celebrate Thanksgiving. A small group of English separatists made a big difference today, changing the way Americans live with just a small Harvest Festival. That little celebration is why millions of people today go out to buy huge turkeys and gather with their families to celebrate and give thanks. Works Cited Conforti, Giuseppe. Saints and strangers. Baltimore: JHU Press, 2006. Nielsen, Arthur. "1789 two hundred years ago." American Heritage 01 November 1989: 153.Philbrick, Nathaniel. Mayflower. New York: The Viking Press, 2006.Schwarz, Fredric. “The first Thanksgiving, sort of.” American Heritage 01 November 1996: 157.Winslow, Edward. Plymouth Plantation Newspaper. Cambridge: J. K. Wiggin, 1865.Brownscombe, Jennie A. The First Thanksgiving at Plymoth. 1914. Pilgrim Hall, New York.

Topic > the difficulties before spring relieved them. Now it was time to plant and prepare for the following year. They did not know the land well and many people say that the only reason they survived was because a local Indian, named Squanto, helped them and taught them the ways of his people. Soon the colonists finished much of their planting. Harvest time had arrived and the face of separatist attitudes was changing. After such a harsh winter, the fourth Thursday of every November is still card time to celebrate Thanksgiving. A small group of English separatists made a big difference today, changing the way Americans live with just a small Harvest Festival. That little celebration is why millions of people today go out to buy huge turkeys and gather with their families to celebrate and give thanks. Works Cited Conforti, Giuseppe. Saints and strangers. Baltimore: JHU Press, 2006. Nielsen, Arthur. "1789 two hundred years ago." American Heritage 01 November 1989: 153.Philbrick, Nathaniel. Mayflower. New York: The Viking Press, 2006.Schwarz, Fredric. “The first Thanksgiving, sort of.” American Heritage 01 November 1996: 157.Winslow, Edward. Plymouth Plantation Newspaper. Cambridge: J. K. Wiggin, 1865.Brownscombe, Jennie A. The First Thanksgiving at Plymoth. 1914. Pilgrim Hall, New York.