Thanksgiving Research Paper

In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated to commemorate the historical event where the Pilgrims and Native Americans happily sat down to a big feast after a successful harvest. This iconic event is what majority of Americans remember about the story of Thanksgiving. However, what happened after the feast shared by Pilgrims and Indians? Did more Pilgrims in cute little hats came to the New World with oven roasted turkeys and stuffing? No! The true story of Thanksgiving is not a fairy tale with a happy ending. This story is a tragic tale with ending that would even leave William Shakespeare in complete shock. Every year on Thanksgiving Day, many Americans unknowingly celebrate the terrible behaviors the Pilgrims shown toward the Native Americans. Contrary to the popular belief, the Pilgrims were not very friendly with the Native Americans. The Pilgrims came to New World unprepared and would have surely perished without the agricultural expertise and generosity of the Indians. Although Native Americans did not trust the Europeans, they showed hospitality and supplied the Pilgrims with food, resources, and knowledge they need to stay alive. In return, the Pilgrims tried to intimidate them with their weapons and waged war against Native Americans instead of thanking …show more content…
They came to America to be free from religious persecution; however, if someone did not accept their interpretation of the Bible, he or she were considered impure and sinful. The natives had their own religion because they were never introduced to the concept of Christianity until the Europeans arrived. The Pilgrims did not understand or accept this, so they believed that the Indians worshipped the Devil. Because of this, the Pilgrims saw themselves as fighting a holy war against Satan by deceiving, torturing, and killing the Native Americans. Overall, the Pilgrims wanted to exterminate all the American Indians because they had different