Thanksgiving

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

• Because they were hungry and needed food from England.

• To fight against the Native Americans.

• To establish self-governance in the new colony.

What was the NAME of the woman who wrote personal letters to many U.S. presidents asking to establish Thanksgiving as a holiday?

In what year did the Pilgrims leave England?

Where is Plymouth located nowadays?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Mississippi

• Minnesota

Why did the Puritans (separatist) leave England?

• Religious Persecution in England

• Starvation

• To find gold

• The King asked them to establish colonies

What are you thankful for this year?