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On the vast majority of plantations for the field slaves Thanksgiving day was no different than any other day of their lives: dawn to dusk exhausting labor and occasional random arbitrary whippings and beatings; for the household slaves thanksgiving day would mean much extra work cooking food for their masters. Basically slaves got no holidays or other days off.
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What family members do you spend the Thanksgiving holidays with?
which ever is around for thanksgiving
In the first macy's thanksgiving parade what were the floats pulled by?
slaves
How do the men and women of the US Military who are stationed abroad spend Thanksgiving?
On naval bases with their military family or buddies. If your family is stationed with you then you most likely spend thanksgiving in town or you cook.
A great dinner for celebrating Thanksgiving?
When your family is going to celebrate a wonderful Holiday with you. Thanksgiving is not about how you look. It is about how much time you spend with your family and how much time you spend with your family and how much you care,feel,and love each other .I LOVE my whole family , So don't think Thanksgiving is just a play day spend the time with your family when you can .love : Nya Harris
Why was everyone so thankful on Thanksgiving?
The original Thanksgiving was a treaty between Native Americans and pilgrims. This is the time to spend with your family and thank them for everything they did and do.
Why not celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
Mot everyone celebrates thanksgiving. I think that thansgiving is a great oppertunity to spend time with family and to enjoy a meal. =)
Where is Johnny Depp spending Thanksgiving at?
He will probably spend the holiday with family and friends.
How did Egyptian slaves spend their free time?
yes
What did spartan men spend their whole lives doing?
They were slaves
Is Big Y open on Thanksgiving Day?
Yes, but why do people need to shop on Thanksgiving? Why can't you just shop the day before so that us workers can have Thanksgiving day off to spend without our families like you are doing with yours. This is unfair to the working class to have to work on a day that is meant to spend with our families.
Why is Thanksgiving celebrated on a Thursday?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on a Thursday because it was designated as a national holiday by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. He chose Thursday as the day for Thanksgiving to allow people to have a long weekend and spend time with their families.
Where did a lot of slaves spend their time?
most likely on a field or in a slave house sleeping.
