The First Thanksgiving

The people who came to America from Europe seeking more religious freedom are known as

• Indians

• Americans

• Pilgrims

• Wampanoag

The ship that the Pilgrims traveled on when coming to America was called the

• Mayflower

• Plymouth

• Wampanoag

• Pilgrim

Once the Pilgrims got to America, they made an agreement called the _________________________

• Thanksgiving Agreement

• Plymouth Compact

• Indian-Pilgrim Compact

• Mayflower Compact

A word to describe the trip the Pilgrims made from Europe to America would be _______________________.

• Difficult

• Fun

• Short

• Easy

A word to describe the Pilgrim's first winter in Plymouth Colony would be

• Exciting

• Easy

• Fun

• Dangerous

How did the Wampanoag Indians help the Pilgrims?

• They taught them how to celebrate Thanksgiving.

• They taught them how to make warm clothes.

• They taught them how to build houses.

• They taught them how to hunt, fish, and grow crops.

Choose 2 (TWO) ways that the first Thanksgiving was similar to our Thanksgiving.

• Both involve eating lots of different types of food.

• Both involve eating pumpkin pie.

• Both involve Pilgrims and Indians.

• Both are a type of celebration.

Select 2 answers that tell how the first Thanksgiving and our Thanksgiving are different.

• The first Thanksgiving lasted for about 3 days and ours lasts for just 1.

• The first Thanksgiving served deer to eat and we usually eat turkey.

• The first Thanksgiving was a celebration and ours is just a dinner.

• The first Thanksgiving was much larger than our Thanksgivings are.

Tell why the following myth is false: People in America celebrated Thanksgiving each year after the first Thanksgiving.

• No one really wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving after the first one because it did not go well.

• The Wampanoag Indians decided they did not want to celebrate anymore.

• The United States did not say that Thanksgiving was a holiday until almost 250 years after the First Thanksgiving.

• There could not be a Thanksgiving after the first Thanksgiving because the Pilgrims did not have enough food.

True or False: The Pilgrims had to always wear clothes that were black and white.

• True

• False