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Thanksgiving

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who helped the Pilgrims learn to survive in their new home?

a)

Nina

b)

Squanto

c)

England

d)

The King

2.

What happened FIRST?

a)

Squanto was kidnapped from his home

b)

Squanto helped the Pilgrims

c)

Squanto was forced into slavery

d)

Squanto returned from England

3.

Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

a)

They wanted to find spices in the New World

b)

They were looking for gold

c)

They wanted religious freedom

d)

They wanted to bring slaves back to England

4.

What did the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims celebrate together?

a)

turkeys and pumpkin pie

b)

the bountiful harvest

c)

religious freedom

d)

a new government

5.

How do most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today?

a)

They give gifts

b)

They draw hearts

c)

They have a big meal with family and friends

d)

They carve a pumpkin

6.

What did Squanto discover when he returned home after nine years?

a)

The Pilgrims were dead

b)

The Spanish had landed in Plymouth

c)

Most of his people had died of disease

d)

His people were happy the Europeans had arrived

7.

Where did the Pilgrims land?

a)

in a Virginia colony

b)

in Plymouth, on the Massachusetts coast

c)

near Hudson Bay

d)

Sierra Vista, AZ

8.

Why is Squanto remembered today?

a)

Most of his tribe died of disease

b)

He was part of the Wampanoag Confederacy

c)

He could speak English

d)

He helped the Pilgrims even though the settlers had mistreated him

9.

The cornucopia is a horn-shaped container filled with fruits and vegetables. What might the cornucopia represent?

a)

religious freedom

b)

the Mayflower

c)

a long voyage

d)

the harvest

10.

Which month do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

a)

May

b)

February

c)

November

d)

October