Thanksgiving is a U.S. national holiday and it is every year on the fourth Thursday of November. On Thanksgiving, family and friends come together and they give thanks for their blessings.
American Indians and the pilgrims started this tradition a long time ago. The pilgrims were the people who arrived in America in the year 1620 and the American Indians helped the pilgrims grow different types of crops when they arrived.
In the year 1621, (almost 400 years ago), all of them gathered together for a large meal to celebrate their survival. President Lincoln made this a national holiday.
Thanksgiving is a great holiday to come together with family and friends to say blessings and for them to be thankful for what they have.
The main goal was to gain independence
Some tribes did leave without resistance; however, many of them were forced to walk the “Trail of Tears” west. It was called the “Trail of Tears” due to its huge death toll, almost 4,000.
