Plymouth Colony and the Local Wampanoag People

Who lived in the Cape Cod area before the Pilgrims arrived?

• 1. the Wabanaki

• 1. the Waccamaw

• 1. the Weapemeoc

• 1. the Wampanoag

The Wampanoag encountered European traders in the early 1600s. How did this encounter affect the Wampanoag people?

• 1. The Wampanoag leader, Tisquantum, was enslaved by European traders and died during that time.

• 1. The Wampanoag had their first successful corn harvest the year that the Europeans arrived.

• 1. The Wampanoag gave the Europeans five deer and bread and porridge made from corn.

• 1. Many of the men were enslaved and many Wampanoag people died from a new disease.

Read the following sentences from the text.

“The Pilgrims’ first winter in North America was very difficult. They suffered from harsh weather and poor food. Over half of them died. The Pilgrims eventually received help from a Wampanoag man named Tisquantum….He taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn. He also showed them where they could fish and hunt beaver. The local Wampanoag people and the Pilgrims soon built a relationship after Tisquantum began helping the Pilgrims. By fall of 1621, the Pilgrims were able to harvest a successful corn crop.”

• 1. Tisquantum was skilled at playing the drums and so the Pilgrims wanted to learn how to play Wampanoag music from him.

• 1. Without the help of the Wampanoag, the Pilgrims probably would not have survived their first winter in North America.

• 1. Instead of teaching them how to do things on their own, Tisquantum planted corn and hunted fish and beaver for the Pilgrims.

• 1. Tisquantum was a powerful man who was the reason the Pilgrims stayed away from conflicts with the Wampanoag.

Why did the Wampanoag change how they felt about Thanksgiving over time?

• 1. The Wampanoag were upset about catching the new disease at first but they decided to forgive the Pilgrims.

• 1. The Wampanoag were only nice to the Pilgrims because Tisquantum asked them to be, so they stopped after his death.

• 1. Eventually, there were many conflicts between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag and the Wampanoag suffered a lot because of them.

• 1. The Pilgrims were greedy at the first Thanksgiving feast and did not share the five deer with the Wampanoag.

What is the main idea of this text?

• 1. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived in the Cape Cod area where the Wampanoag lived and the Wampanoag taught them skills to survive there though, over time, they had many conflicts and their relationship suffered.

• 1. Tisquantum was a Wampanoag man who could speak English because he had been enslaved by European traders and was able to help the Pilgrims learn to plant corn and hunt.

• 1. The Pilgrims that left England and arrived in the Cape Cod area of North America in 1620 were not the first people in the area because the Wampanoag had already been living there for a long time.

• 1. During the early 1600s, European traders arrived to the Cape Cod area and enslaved many Wampanoag men which caused the Wampanoag to catch a new disease where many died.

Read the following sentences from the text.

“By fall of 1621, the Pilgrims were able to harvest a successful corn crop. To celebrate their success, the Pilgrims organized a harvest feast. About 90 Wampanoag people attended, too. The feast lasted for three days, and it was a combination of prayer and celebration….this harvest feast became the basis for the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.”

As used in this excerpt, what does the word “basis” most closely mean?

• 1. a large meal, usually for a celebration

• 1. a plant that is grown as food

• 1. the event from which it started

• 1. to accomplish what you wanted

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Many Americans consider Thanksgiving a day of celebrating and feasting ​ (a)   that is not how many Wampanoag and other Native people feel about it.

• 1. also

• 1. like

• 1. and

• but

How do many Wampanoag and other Native people feel about Thanksgiving today?

How did the relationship between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag change after the first 50 years that were peaceful?

Be sure to use details.

How has Thanksgiving changed in the U.S. since the first harvest feast?

Use evidence from the text to support your answer and use at least three sentences.