Directions
- If possible, print the article before reading.
- As you read, circle or underline the names of people, organizations and important facts.
- Use your own words to answer the questions in complete sentences.
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PRESIDENTIAL THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATIONS
Read through several Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations at www.pilgrimhall.org/ThanxProc.htm. Answer the following questions:
1. To whom do all Presidents give thanks for the blessings we have in America?
2. What is unusual about the way Presidents in the 20th and 21st centuries record the date at the bottom of their proclamations?
3. In what way has the tone of the Thanksgiving proclamations changed over the past 200 years?
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Additional Thanksgiving information:
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Read about the first Thanksgiving at the website apuritansmind.com
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Learn about Thanksgiving at the White House
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