Did the Indians have corn or did the Pilgrims bring it?
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they had it and they showed the pilgrims how to grow it and use fish as fertilizer for it.
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technically Amerigo vespucci (more than likely spelled wrong) was here before columbus. if one wants to be exact...native americans were already here. = )
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there are two thanksgivings in the americas.  canada celebrates theirs in october & we, in the usa celebrate ours on the third thursday of each november.  the friday following thanksgiving is almost as famous, known as 'black friday'.  it's the shopping day of the year but that's another story.  the origin of thanksgiving goes back to the very early 1600s when the english colonists came to america with the barest of necessities and had to make it through a very harsh, cold winter.  if it wasn't for the help of the native americans, the narragansett (i believe), the settlers would've died. the natives  supplied the yams, wild turkeys, corn & showed to the settlers not only the native foods to eat but how to prepare them.  a giant feast was held with native americans & colonists in attendance.  it was a splendid  beginning but alas, not to last.  sad to say but within 20 years, both sides were at war.  the colonists came to america with the idea of land ownership & the natives couldn't understand that.  land, to them, was something to share.  anyway, you asked & that's the real story.  i personally feel of all the american holidays, thanksgiving is the greatest.  it still signifies sharing, friends, food & giving.  nothing is really asked of you except to come to the table & give of yourself without asking for anything back. neat, eh?
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yes, go to Plymouth and look it up.\nMiles made a contract with all the people on the Mayflower. \nthis is history and easy to look up
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The Pilgrims were religious people who landed on these shores to have the freedom to pursue their religious beliefs.  They had a hard time surviving the first year, and the local Native Americans (called Indians) helped them with planting crops and building shelter.  They decided to celebrate a successful harvest by having what turned out to be the first Thanksgiving and sharing it with their Indian benefactors.       nrg2003
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Do you mean native american indians? They are thought to have come from Asia. Heres more http://archive.1september.ru/eng/2001/44/1.htm
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The Pilgrims did have a feast in 1621, after their first harvest, and it is this feast which people often refer to as "The First Thanksgiving". This feast was not repeated.Nevertheless, the 1621 feast has become a model that we think of for our own Thanksgiving celebration and we do know something of the truth about it.\nThe feast went on for three days , included ninety "Indians", and food was plentiful. In addition, to the venison provided by the Indians, there was enough wild fowl to supply the village for a week. The fowl would have included ducks, geese, turkeys and even swans.\n\n\nIt is now a time to remember the Pilgrims and what they went through. A time to be tankful for all we have, our family and friends, for many things, we all have our own list.
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Cotton was a big one.  I imagine sugar too, since that's where it comes from.  Lets not forget tea.  Spices of course.  Precious jewels, art, artifacts, etc.  Workers; Indian laborers were sent all over the commonwealth.
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Are you asking about indigenuous/Native Americans or those who came from other countries? \nBoth groups(at different times) initially started with gathering, hunting, fishing and later on, farming.
1005806
Ever hear of  the Indians & pilgrims? lol
824906
When the Pilgrims came over from England they were greeted by American Indians who shared a great feast with them. We celebrate this feast every year the 4th Thursday in November. It is just a special time with friends and relatives-with too much food but much joy. No presents are exchanged, just love!
206806
Yes.  As someone else said they were forced to relocate by the British.  Some came to northern Maine, others continued on to Louisiana.
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Archaeologists have found 80,000-year-old corn pollen below Mexico City. Because this pollen is almost exactly the same as modern popcorn pollen, researchers believe that "cave people" most likely had popcorn.\n\nPopcorn probably grew first in Mexico, though it was also used in China and India hundreds of years before Columbus reached the Americas. \n\nHere are some great sites regarding the history, planting, types, why it pops, etc.:  \n\nhttp://www.rossonhousemuseum.org/body_popcorn_history.html\nhttp://www.factmonster.com/spot/popcorn1.html\nhttp://www.popcorn.org/encyclopedia/eppophis.cfm\nhttp://www.popcorn.org/encyclopedia/epanhist.cfm\nhttp://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2000/7-21-2000/popcorn.html\nhttp://www2.kenyon.edu/Projects/Farmschool/food/corntyp.htm\nhttp://maize.agron.iastate.edu/popcorn.html\n\nGET BUSY!
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that around early 1600s, in the fall, the pilgrims and natives had the thanksgiving.\n\ntheir menus were :\nWild Deer\nTurkey\nDuck Goose\nRabbit\nClams\nLobster\nSquash\nOnions\nBaked Pumpkin\nDried Berries\nCornbread\nCheese\nPudding (Pumpkin or Cornmeal)\n\nmay that help.-
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It was brought about by the indians.  When they rolled it in paper....American Spirit followed suit.
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The colonists kept pushing the natives westward while taking their land. The natives did not claim the land because they believed the land was for everybody to share. Unfortunately, the colonists won in the end because they had better weapons, and the natives knew this. :(
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The classic book on the subject (and one that started much of the controversy) is anthropologist Christy Turner's book "Man Corn" published in 1999 (Turner is a guy, by the way).\n\nTurner (and other southwestern archaeologists) would occasionally find human remains at prehistoric sites where the bones showed evidenced of having been butchered and cooked (based on cut marks and abrasions on the bones).  Most of these sites are associated with the very end of the Ancestral Puebloan people (also called the Anasazi) who dominated the four corners area of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah and built the famous ruins at Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde.  Their society collapsed and most of the large settlements were abandoned around 1300AD for reasons that are still widely debated.\n\nTurner and others have theorized that limited food and overpopulation (perhaps coupled with drought and other problems) caused the communities to turn on themselves.  The cannibalism appears to be more ritual in nature rather than for food.\n\nOther archaeologists have disagreed with his conclusions (and to the extent at which it might have happened) and of course, modern native cultures (like the Hopi and Zuni) who are descendants of the Anasazi are not real fond of the theory either.  While it was probably never wide spread or common, it does seem likely that at least a few bands did practice it on occasion during the dark final days of the Anasazi collapse.