Pilgrims Provided More Than Turkey The Detroit News has a feature pointing out that we can thank the Pilgrims for much more than our Thanksgiving feast of turkey, roast goose and cranberries. They brought the idea of a written constitution and wanted their own church congregations to govern themselves through written agreements and choose their own ministers, something that seeped into the American political system. Read Pilgrims gave the nation a constitutional tradition in the Detroit News Posted/updated Nov 29, 2005 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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