Thanksgiving BrainPOP

For Plymouth settlers, "thanksgiving" refers to a day of...

• feasting

• prayer

• conflict

• mourning

What caused the death of 2/3rds of the wampanoag tribe prior to the arrival of the Mayflower?

• invasion of rival tribes

• European conquest

• disease from European traders

• Drought and food shortage

What did the Wampanoag hope to gain from their agreement with the Plymouth settlers?

• Agriculture knowledge

• Free passage to England

• Protection from rival tribes

• Return of native land

To the Plymouth settlers, Tisquantum was...

• The first Native American to make contact with them

• The Wampanoag leader who negotiated peace with them

• The wamapanoag man who taught them how to survive

The Plymouth settlement was built on

• The untamed wilderness

• A dead Wampanoag village

• An abandoned English town

• A thriving European trading post

Why did Oosemequan bring 90 men to Plymouth in the fall of 1621?

• To investigate a possible attack

• to negotiate

• to celebrate harvest with the settlers

• to recruit soldiers for war

Which food was almost certainly served at the first thanksgiving?

• Turkey

• Mashed potatoes

• Pumpkin pie

• Corn

Some consider Thanksgiving a day of mourning because of:

• The suffering of Native Americans

• The hardship of the Plymouth settlers

• The destruction of forests

True or false: The settlers were called pilgrims

• True

• False

Which president made Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

• George Washington

• Barack Obama

• John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln