The True Story of the First Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims called themselves Pilgrims

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.9

President Roosevelt made the holiday an official event in November of 1941

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

The idea of the first Thanksgiving originated from the harvest festivals that were commonly held in European and Native American cultures

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.6

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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Sarah Josepha Hale wanted to bring back the tradition of Thanksgiving to celebrate national pride

• True

• False

The peace between the Wampanoag and the English settlers was short lived

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The Wampanoag and the English settlers decided to have a fall harvest festival together

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

The Native Americans brought turkey

• True

• False

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Abraham Lincoln made the holiday a national yearly event

• True

• False

The area where the first Thanksgiving was held had been cleared of Native Americans by a smallpox epidemic

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Pilgrims wore buckles on their hats

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6