Thanksgiving Vocabulary
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- Indians
- the first people to live in America
- Thanksgiving
- holiday set aside for giving thanks
- maize
- a plant also called corn
- feast
- a meal fixed for a special occasion and several guests
- succotash
- a food made from corn and lima beans
- turkey
- a large bird often cooked and served at Thanksgiving meals
- Mayflower
- the ship used by the Pilgrims to travel to America
- Woodlands
- several tribes of Indians that lived in the North Eastern United States
- harvest
- gathering in of grain and other food crops
- venison
- deer meat
- Pilgrims
- the English settlers who founded Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620