Who were the pilgrims [essay]

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Source

The Young Citizen : the magazine for young people 5 (11) November 1939

Year

1939

Subject

Thanksgiving Day--History.

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Abstract

THE great American festival, Thanksgiving Day, was established by the Pilgrims who went to America in 1620. November 19, 1620, they reached the bleak and desolate shores of North America where Massachusetts is now situated. There they landed and founded a settlement: It was these people who celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day.

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THE YOUNG CITIZEN WHO WERE THE PILGRIMS? THE great American festival, Thanksgiving Day, was established by the Pilgrims who went to America in 1620. To understand who these Pilgrims were and why they went to America we must go back to the north of England and to ·about the year 1600. There, in• the village of Scrooby, a group of people gathered together who wished to enjoy religious freedom. In thus following the dictates ~f their conscience, they defied the laws of the realm, and for this they suffered heavy penalties and persecutions. Because of on September 6, 1620. It is difficult today to realize the hardships and perils of that voyage. One man died, and a baby was born during the voyage which ..yas very rough and stormy. At last, on November 19, 1620, .they reached the bleak and desolate shores of North America where Massachusetts is now situated. There they landed and founded a sctttement: It was these peop;e ·who celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day. REVIEW I. When did the Pilgrims go to America? 2. In w h a t country did the Pilgrims first live? these persecutions they were forced to leave England. There was on.e country where they knew they wou Id not be persecuted-that was Hol_land. Afte r some difficulties they managed to escape to Holland Pilgrims Going Jo Church 3. Why had they grouped themselves together? in 1608. They went to Leyden in Holland and there established a settlement. But though they found freedom in Holland, it was not really home to them. Life was very hard. So after long discussions_ , it was d.ecided to go to the wild country of the N ew World. After necessary permission had been granted, they went to England and found a ship, the 2vfayflowu, waiting for them. More persons joined their group in England, so th.ere were I 02 in all aboard the cWnyflou:er. The i\llflyflvw er set sail from the harbor of Plymouth, England, 4. Why did they leave England ? 5. Where did they go from England? 6. Why did they not wish to remaio in Holland? 7. Where did they decide to go after leaving Holland? 8. In what ship did they sail to America? 9. How many persons were in the company? . IO. Where did they settle in America? It is suggested that you read A T ha11kJqivi11r; Story on page 397 of"this issue of (Please turn to page 422.) 422 BIRD INFORMATION (Co11ti1111ed from page 408) makes the foot convenient for walking. as well as for swimming. Birds are 1tudied all over the world. Their cheerful songs, bright colors, and many pleasing ways are all very attractive·. Birds are also very valuable because 'they destroy many injurious insects. The study of the ·distribution of bird shows some are found all over the world and others in two or more different regions, but most species of birds are found in only one geographic region. When we study the. birds of the East Indian Islands (of which the Philippines are a part), we discover son1e . very strange facts about the distribution of birds. A part of the East Indian Islands lies in the Australian region and a part in the Indian region; the line between the two is very sharp. Thus the islands of Bali and Lombok (in the Malay Archipelago just east of Java), though but 20 miles apart, differ as greatly in their animal life as do Africa and South America. This indicates that the· two islands were separated ages ago, and the deep strait between them is the dividing line between Asia and what was a.nee the THE YOUNG CITIZEN BIRD OF THANKSGIVING (Continued from page 409) REVIEW I. Where did the early colonists of America find the first turkeys? 2. Describe the turkey. 3. Tell of the habits of the turkey-hen. 4. Tell of the care of young turkeys. 5. What turkeys were the ancestors of the present domestic turkey? 6. Are any turkeys grown in the Philippines? Australian continent. And so we find a· difforence in the birds of the two divisions. There are today between 13,000 and 14,000 species of birds found in the world. These are classified and grouped, just as the books in a library are classified and placed on shelves according to their contents. Just as in the library the books are not arranged according to their size or the colors of their covers, so with birds-their classification is made actording to the structure rather - than upon similarity in appearance. REVIEW I. What is an invertebrate? 2- Is a bird an invertebrate? 3. Millions of years ago November, i 939 THE PILGRIMS (Continued from page 415) The Young Citizen, and then answer the following: ]·]. Did the early cola-· nists have sufficient food? Why not? 12. What happened to ·many of the colonists? 13. What kind of weather did the colonists experience? 14. To whom did the colon is ts go for food? 15. Did they receive food from the Indians? Why not? 16. Where had· the colonists sent for food? 17. Did the food ship finally return? 18. Do you think the~e colonists were brave? 19. Did they develop into a great nation? 20. What nation did they become? 21. Do you think that settlement has influenced the Philippines in any way? How? 22. Read again all the Thanksgiving material in this issue of The Young Citizen, and then answer all of these questions. Your teacher will help you with any which present difliculty. what animals were the ancestors of birds? 4. Tell why there is a difference in the feet of birds.

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