myths that people associate with Thanksgiving and turkeys
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Some leaders of the United States have had a major impact on the way Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today.
What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?
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Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the Thanksgiving holiday should be celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year.
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Based on the information in the text, what effect might Abraham Lincoln's setting an annual day of Thanksgiving have had?
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New traditions grew around the annual Thanksgiving celebration.
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What is the Thanksgiving article mostly about?
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traditions, little-known facts, and myths about Thanksgiving
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Why might the author include the phrase "fact or fiction" in every heading throughout the article?
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to suggest that some of the statements in the headings are fact, but some are
fiction
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In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving, _____ in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the holiday should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month.
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but
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How has the holiday shopping season affected Thanksgiving traditions?
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President Franklin Roosevelt set Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday of November in order to elongate the holiday shopping season. Macy's also throws a parade on that day.
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How have U.S. Presidents contributed to Thanksgiving traditions over time? Use
evidence from the text to support your answer.
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U.S. Presidents designated
Thanksgiving as an annual holiday, and determined when it should
be celebrated.
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James W. Baker, the Senior Historian at Plimoth Plantation, says that Thanksgiving is an invented tradition. What evidence from the text supports the idea that today's
Thanksgiving is an invented tradition?
answer
The day we celebrate Thanksgiving
has changed, as has the importance of shopping, football, and pardoning turkeys to the Thanksgiving holidays.
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