The English colonists we call Pilgrims celebrated<span> days of </span>thanksgiving<span> as part of their religion. But these were days of prayer, not days of feasting. Our national holiday really stems from the feast held in the autumn of 1621 by the </span>Pilgrims<span> and the Wampanoag to </span>celebrate<span> the colony's </span>first<span> successful harvest.</span>
Abolitionists employed each of these techniques. The underground railroad was a system used to help slaves escape. Religion played a critical role in helping people realize the immorality of slavery and armed force was used in certain cases (occasionally resulting in even greater problems or backlash from slave owners).
The Southern crop of peanuts.
