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Christopher Columbus' ship log- They...brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks' bells. They willingly traded everything they owned...They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features....They do not bear arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They had no iron. Their spears are made of cane....They would make fine servants....With fifty men we could over power them and make them do whatever we want. Source:  Social  Studies history book  

Dear Readers, Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season. The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds. Turkey has more protein than chicken or beef Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Turkeys have poor night vision A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster. Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table. Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrot

Hello Readers, Like other informed people of his time, Columbus knew that the world was round. This meant that he could sail west from Europe to reach the East. The world Columbus imagined, however, was small. He would have never made it to Asia, which was thousands of miles away than he thought. But he was lucky. One-fourth of the way there he came upon an unknown land between Europe and Asia. Thirty-three days after leaving waters known to European, Columbus and his men saw branches floating in the water and flocks of birds in the air. These were signs of land. Then, on October 12, 1492, a sailor called Rodrigo saw the moon shining on white sands, and cried out. It was an island in the Bahamas, in the Caribbean Sea. The first man to sight land was supposed to get a large reward, but Rodrigo never got it. Columbus claimed that he had seen a light the evening before. He got the reward. Source:Wikipedia

The Arawaks lived in the Bahama Islands. Like Indians on the American mainland, they believed in hospitality and in sharing. But Columbus, the first messenger to the Americans from the civilization of western Europe, was hungry for money. As soon as he arrived in the islands, he seized some Arawaks by force so that he could get information from them. The information that Columbus wanted was: Where is the gold? Columbus was a very very greedy.

                                                      Arawak men and women came out of their villages onto the beaches. Full of wonder, they swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat. When Christopher Columbus and his soldiers came ashore, carrying swords, the Arawaks ran to greet them. Columbus later wrote about the Indians in his ship's log.  Source: Wikipedia, Google Images