2.4.4- The First Thanksgiving: What Really Happened

Which of the following BEST explains what made the Native people of Massachusetts distrustful of English settlers according to the video?

• English settlers ignored Native traditions and refused to trade fairly, creating tension between the groups.

• English tradesmen kidnapped and sold the people of the Dawn Land into slavery and brought a disease that wiped out large portions of the population.

• English settlers built permanent settlements without permission, taking over hunting grounds and fishing areas.

• English settlers demanded that Native people convert to Christianity before allowing them to trade goods.

How was Squanto, the Native American who helped the Plymouth settlers, able to speak perfect English?

• He had been kidnapped by English sailors, taken to Europe, and lived in England for several years before returning home.

• He was taught English by traders during peaceful exchanges along the coast.

• He studied English from books left behind by earlier explorers in his homeland.

• He learned English from missionaries who visited his tribe before the Pilgrims arrived.

What did Squanto do to cause the Wampanoag to call for his execution?

• He refused to share English farming techniques with the Wampanoag, causing food shortages.

• He secretly traded Wampanoag land to English settlers without permission.

• He attempted to convert the Wampanoag to Christianity against their wishes.

• He crafted a plan to overthrow the leader of the Wampanoag people using rumors that he spread to other native tribes.

What is AT LEAST ONE new thing you learned about the history of the first Thanksgiving from the video?