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Thanksgiving is an American holiday which is observed on:
1. The first Thursday in November.
2. The last Monday in November
3. The last Thursday in November
4. The last Thursday in October
The settlers from England who held the first Thanksgiving meal in North America were called:
1. Colonists.
2. Pilgrims
3. Native Americans
4. Europeans
The first Thanksgiving meal took place in:
1. 1631
2. 1521
3. 1761
4. 1621
During the first year,more than half of these settlers died from:
1. disease or lack* of food.
  * lack of= manque de
2. natural death.
3. war with the Indians.
4. weather conditions.
These settlers celebrated Thanksgiving for about:
1. a month
2. three days
3. a week
4. six days
A large number of Indians joined the celebration. They were:
1. one hundred
2. eighty
3. one thousand
4. ninety
The two groups of Indians and Pilgrims also:
1. declared war
2. made a peace and friendship agreement.
3. built towns together.
4. decided to go and live in England.
A few years later, a lot of other settlers arrived on the American continent. Many Indians were then:
1. accepted as members of the European community.
2. honoured for their help to the Pilgrims.
3. killed in battle.
4. considered as heroes.

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