deer meat
The Indians used Turkey, deer, and duck.
There are two written accounts of the Plymouth colonists' harvest feast in 1621: one from Edward Winslow (published as "Mourt's Relation") and the other by William Bradford ("Of Plymouth Plantation"). Both mention that the colonists brought in numerous fowl (presumably ducks and geese, as Winslow implies that they were migratory, only Bradford mentions wild turkeys) and the Wampanoag Indians went out and killed five deer. That is all we know from the first-hand accounts; everything else is speculation.
Fowls, deer, lobster and possibly other animals provided meat at the first Thanksgiving.
Fowls, deer, lobster and possibly other animals provided meat at the first Thanksgiving.
The pilgrims ate fowl, but it is uncertain as to whether it was turkey. They also ate lobster and deer that the Indians brought to the feast.
Deer
yes,The first Thanksgiving meal consisted of deer, corn, shellfish, roasted meat and cranberries.
deer meat. squash and another type of veggie that i can't remember. They had no turkey on the first Thanksgiving
No. It is a popular myth. It is not known what meat was eaten during the first thanksgiving
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The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days, and as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow it was attended by 90 Native Americans (who provided most of the meat: five freshly killed deer) and 53 Pilgrims. The New England colonists were accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings", days of prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end of a drought (not feasts).In later years problems arose between the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
The Pilgrims had duck, eel, venison, and mussels on the first Thanksgiving. The Scholastic website has detailed information on the first Thanksgiving.http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/thanksgiving-lessons-grades-3-5