Thanksgiving

Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• F.D. Roosevelt

• Ulysses S. Grant

From what country did the Pilgrim's leave to go to the New World?

• England

• The United States of America

• Texas

• Holland

How many passangers came on the Mayflower?

• 102

• 210

• 3

• 53

What was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive?

• Cherokee

• Wampanoag

• Sasquatch

• Mohawks

Who attended the first Thanksgiving?

• Pilgrims and Wampanoags

• Native Americans

• Pilgrims

• Spanish & French

How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?

• 1

• 3

• 7

• 5

What year did the Pilgrims land in the New World?

• 1600
• 1621
• 1604
• 1620

Why did the Pilgrims leave their homes and travel to the New World?

• they wanted religious freedom
• they wanted to meet the Indians
• they wanted to be sailors
• they were paid by the King to go explore new places

How did Squanto & Samoset help the Pilgrims?

• They taught them how to plant corn

• They taught them how to fish

• They taught them how to build houses

• All of these

Why was the Thanksgiving celebration held in 1621?

• to give thanks for their many blessings

• because everybody was hungry

• to have a cooking contest

• so the Pilgrims could invite their friends to their new homes

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