First Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims traveled on a ship called the ____________.

• Wampanoag
• Pilgrim's Pride
• Mayflower
• New World Ship

Why did the Pilgrims travel to the New World?

• They wanted to explore Plymouth.

• They were forced to leave England.

• They wanted to pray their own way.

• They were invited by Native Americans.

Some of the colonists joined the trip hoping for…..

• the opportunity to learn about Native American culture.

• the opportunity to start a new religion.

• the opportunity to learn to fish and hunt.

• the opportunity to get rich.

The first winter in Plymouth was hard, so the colonists...

• stayed on their ship.

• went back to England.

• moved in with Native Americans.

• built a town on the shore.

If you were settling in a place you had never visited or seen, what challenges might you face?

The Wampanoag taught the colonists many skills to survive such as to…..

• print a document and use the computer.

• dance, sing, and comb their hair.

• text, make phone calls and use their app store.

• fish, hunt, harvest corn and beans.

When was the first Thanksgiving?

• Fall of 1407

• Fall of 1621

• Fall of 1928

• Fall of 1991

Which foods were probably a part of the first Thanksgiving feast?

• turkey, candy corn, biscuits and pecan pie

• lamb, clams, cranberries and apple pie

• fowl, deer, mussels and ducks

• steak, stuffing, peppers and pears

What did the colonists and the Native Americans do after the Autumn harvest of 1621?

• They promised to live peacefully with nearby Native Americans forever.

• They had a week long carnival.

• They had a three-day feast.

• They promised to share autumn harvests with nearby Native Americans forever.

Why did the colonists celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

• To learn to plant corn to eat.

• To learn to cook fowl for a feast.

• To express sadness after the hard winter.

• To express gratitude after the autumn harvest.