Thanksgiving in America

The first Thanksgiving in America was the celebration of the ratification of the Peace Treaty signed in April !621between the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. They were to be neighbors. Heretofore, all who came were explorers or traders. The traders pillaged and brought smallpox. Puritans, who came ten years later had their own agenda. The Treaty helped the Wampanoag maintain control of the area. Washington led Thanksgiving with inclusion and without religion. It was a deliberate pro