Benjamin Franklin considered the turkey a much more respectable bird than the Bald Eagle. He expressed his disapproval with the choice of the Bald Eagle as the national emblem in a letter to whom?
- his son
- the Congress
- the editor of the Albany Gazette
- his daughter
Answer
The correct answer is D) his daughter.
More World questions
- What US President refused to issue Thanksgiving proclamations during his Presidency?
- What Native American tribe is said to have celebrated with the colonists the 1621 harvest festival, known as the First Thanksgiving Day”?
- What Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning song expresses the Native American belief that the earth is a living entity and people are connected to everything in nature?
- In the USA, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. What neologism refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday?
- Which of these movies tells a story that takes place within a 12-month period beginning and ending at Thanksgiving?
- The origins of Thanksgiving Day can be traced back to harvest festivals that have been celebrated since ancient times. What is the meaning of the Anglo-Saxon word from which the word ‘harvest’ is derived?