Week 7 - Social Studies - Early American History

Who were the first people in North America?

• Pilgrims

• European explorers

• Native Americans

What were the European explorers looking for?

• Food

• Lands and riches

• Native Americans

• Pilgrima

Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

• They were looking for food.

• They were looking for shelter.

• They wanted to see the Native Americans.

• They were seeking religious freedom.

What was important for survival?

• Only food

• Cooperation between different groups

• Treating the land really well

• Accepting the European explorers

When was the first Thanksgiving?

• 1776

• 1821

• 1721

• 1621

What did the Pilgrims do to celebrate their first successful harvest?

• They danced for joy.

• They held a big feast to give thanks for their food.

• They built new homes for new people.

• They didn't do anything.

What did the Native Americans do for food?

• They bought it from the Europeans.

• The Pilgrims had plenty and shares with them.

• They had supermarkets to buy food from.

• They grew corn, fished in rivers, and hunted local animals.

What are some facts about the Pilgrims? Choose more than one answer.

• They sailed to North America in 1620.

• They sailed on the Mayflower

• They were fighting with the Native Americans all the time.

• They landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

What was the first English colony?

• The Pilgrims

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Pocahontas

What did the Native Americans believe?

• They believed that everything in nature has a spirit.

• They believed that the Europeans would make their lives better.

• They believed is was better to fight instead of cooperate.

• They believed that the land was cursed.