difficulties before spring relieves them. Now it was time to plant and prepare for the year ahead. They did not know the land well and many people say that the only reason they survived was because a local Indian, named Squanto, helped them and taught them the ways of his people. Soon the settlers had completed much of their planting. Harvest time was here and changing the face of the separatist attitude. After such a harsh winter, the middle of paper time is always the fourth Thursday of each November to celebrate Thanksgiving. A small group of English separatists made a big difference today, changing the American way of life with a simple little harvest festival. This little celebration is the reason why today millions of people go out and buy huge turkeys and gather with their families to celebrate and give thanks.Works CitedConforti, Joseph. Saints and strangers. Baltimore: JHU Press, 2006. Nielsen, Arthur. “1789 two hundred years ago.” American Heritage November 1, 1989: 153. Philbrick, Nathaniel. Mayflower. New York: The Viking Press, 2006. Schwarz, Fredric. “The first Thanksgiving, sort of.” American Heritage November 1, 1996: 157. Winslow, Edward. Plymouth Plantation Journal. Cambridge: J. K. Wiggin, 1865. Brownscombe, Jennie A. The First Thanksgiving at Plymoth. 1914. Pilgrim Hall, New York.

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