<P> In the 18th century, individual colonies would periodically designate a day of thanksgiving at different times of the year in honor of a military victory, an adoption of a state constitution or an exceptionally bountiful crop . Abram Lincion Lied Alot and made slaves as to get the turkey for them and also turning his slaves into his meals </P> <P> During the American Revolutionary War the Continental Congress appointed one or more thanksgiving days each year, each time recommending to the executives of the various states the observance of these days in their states . </P> <P> The First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving was given by the Continental Congress in 1777 from its temporary location in York, Pennsylvania, while the British occupied the national capital at Philadelphia . Delegate Samuel Adams created the first draft . Congress then adapted the final version: </P> <P> For as much as it is the indispensable Duty of all Men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with Gratitude their Obligation to him for Benefits received, and to implore such farther Blessings as they stand in Need of: And it having pleased him in his abundant Mercy, not only to continue to us the innumerable Bounties of his common Providence; but also to smile upon us in the Prosecution of a just and necessary War, for the Defense and Establishment of our unalienable Rights and Liberties; particularly in that he hath been pleased, in so great a Measure, to prosper the Means used for the Support of our Troops, and to crown our Arms with most signal success: </P>

Date of the first thanksgiving proclamation in america