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Thanksgiving BrainPOP

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

For Plymouth settlers, "thanksgiving" refers to a day of...

a)

feasting

b)

prayer

c)

conflict

d)

mourning

2.

What caused the death of 2/3rds of the wampanoag tribe prior to the arrival of the Mayflower?

a)

invasion of rival tribes

b)

European conquest

c)

disease from European traders

d)

Drought and food shortage

3.

What did the Wampanoag hope to gain from their agreement with the Plymouth settlers?

a)

Agriculture knowledge

b)

Free passage to England

c)

Protection from rival tribes

d)

Return of native land

4.

To the Plymouth settlers, Tisquantum was...

a)

The first Native American to make contact with them

b)

The Wampanoag leader who negotiated peace with them

c)

The wamapanoag man who taught them how to survive

5.

The Plymouth settlement was built on

a)

The untamed wilderness

b)

A dead Wampanoag village

c)

An abandoned English town

d)

A thriving European trading post

6.

Why did Oosemequan bring 90 men to Plymouth in the fall of 1621?

a)

To investigate a possible attack

b)

to negotiate

c)

to celebrate harvest with the settlers

d)

to recruit soldiers for war

7.

Which food was almost certainly served at the first thanksgiving?

a)

Turkey

b)

Mashed potatoes

c)

Pumpkin pie

d)

Corn

8.

Some consider Thanksgiving a day of mourning because of:

a)

The suffering of Native Americans

b)

The hardship of the Plymouth settlers

c)

The destruction of forests

9.

True or false: The settlers were called pilgrims

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which president made Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Barack Obama

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

11.

The Wampanoag controlled most of which two states?

a)

New York & Pennsylvania

b)

Massachusetts & Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania & Connecticut

d)

Ohio & Michigan

12.

When did the settlers arrive to America?

a)

November

b)

December

c)

January

13.

True or false: The settlers wore buckled hats

a)

true

b)

false