Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction?

Term Paper # 75116

Anthropology > Cultural
History > U.S. Colonization of North America
Native-American Studies

Sorts out historical facts from the origin myths of Thanksgiving.

3,140 words () | 20 sources | APA | 2006 United States

Paper Summary:

Many historical facts have been lost in the shuffle concerning the Thanksgiving Holiday traditions in America, in favor of origin myths commonly accepted by mainstream society. This paper examines some of these origin myths and sorts them out from the true historical facts.

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"Although physical remains of their settlement have not been found, historians and geographers have utilized surviving navigation logs and other records to reconstruct the 1526 voyage. Based on the latest research, the San Miguel de Gualdape settlement probably was situated on the mainland of what today is McIntosh County in Georgia, opposite Sapelo Sound. Disease and disputes with the local Guale Indian village caused many deaths in the settlement, and finally in November 1526, the African slaves rebelled, killed some of their Spaniard masters, and escaped to live with the local Guale tribe."

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Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction? (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Thanksgiving-Fact-or-Fiction/75116