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- 4. Pilgrims held a non-one of these to celebrate Thanksgiving
- 7. Lawmaking body that established formally when Thanksgiving is celebrated
- 9. Where Spaniards first celebrated a church like Thanksgiving
- 11. Last president to proclaim a day of Thanksgiving until president Lincoln
- 12. First Thanksgiving happened on the 27th of this month
- 13. President in 1789 when Thanksgiving was first observed as a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer"
- 14. Believed Thanksgiving was a conflict with the idea of separation betweeen church and state
- 15. Hale was the editor of this publication
- 16. Colony that celebrated Thanksgiving the same year that people landed in Jamestown
- 18. The month when Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holidy
- 21. Only president to change when Thanksgiving is celebrated
- 22. Natives wanted to insure a good one of these
- 24. Began celebrating Thanksgiving in the year 1621
- 25. Number of days the Pilgrims spent feasting
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- 1. Published to promote the celebration of Thanksgiving
- 2. Known for doing the Green Corn Dance
- 3. Given thanks that we were given the opportunity to create this
- 5. Supply ship with goods to help the pilgrims survive
- 6. Union victory here that prompted Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday
- 8. Pilgrims prayed and did this to get relief from the drout
- 10. Colony where the pilgrims are from
- 17. Last name of Elias from the House of Representatives
- 19. A day of prayer and this happened when the supply ship finally arrived
- 20. In 1941 Thanksgiving was officially set to be celebrated this thursday of the month
- 23. Last number of the year of the first Thanksgiving