The First Thanksgiving

What is the main purpose of Thanksgiving as described in the text?

• To celebrate the harvest

• To honor the early settlers and Native Americans

• To mark the beginning of winter

• To celebrate independence.

Before the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620, the area had been visited by other European settlers.

• True

• False

The Mayflower was supposed to land where New York City is now located, but windy conditions forced the group to cut their trip short and settle at what is now ________.

• Boston

• Cape Cod

• Philadelphia

• Charleston

Who sent men to hunt deer for the feast?

• Squanto

• Massasoit

• Pocahontas

• Sitting Bull

The meal consisted of deer, corn, shellfish, and roasted meat, different from today's ________.

• Christmas feast

• Easter feast

• Thanksgiving feast

• New Year feast