The First Thanksgiving

Did You Know?

That the Mayflower was as big as two trucks?

That the children on the Mayflower had no toys?

That on the Mayflower there were 2 dogs and 1 cat?

That the children slept on the floor on the Mayflower?

That their clothes were torn and smelly?

That the trip lasted 2 months and 3 days?

That the first houses built in Plymouth had straw roofs that often caught fire?

That benches were used for tables?

That there were no glasses for the Pilgrims to use?

That their mugs were made of leather and wood?

That there were no forks to eat with?

That the Pilgrims used shells for spoons?

That each family had one pot which was used for stews, soap, and candle making everyday?

That the Native American who helped the Pilgrims the most was named Squanto?

That the children in Plymouth did not go to school the first year?

Did you know that in Colonial days, good manners meant children stood for all meals, all family members wore hats while eating, and children only spoke when spoken to at meal time?

That the first Thanksgiving was in October?

That the first Thanksgiving lasted 3 days? 

That on the Mayflower only salted beef, fish, and a bit of butter was eaten?

That the Native Americans brought a gift of 5 deer to the Pilgrims?

That the Pilgrims ate lobster, clams, oysters, fish, carrots, cucumbers, cabbages, turnips, beets, radishes, onions, turkeys, geese, duck, deer, fruits, and popcorn?

That 90 Native Americans came to the first Thanksgiving?

That not one Pilgrim chose to return to England when the Mayflower sailed back?