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The First Thanksgiving

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The country the Pilgrims are from....

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holland

d)

Spain

2.

The country the Pilgrims went to first....

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holland

d)

Spain

3.

The slave traders took Squanto to the country of....

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holland

d)

Spain

4.

The Pilgrims settled in what is now....

a)

Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New Hampshire

d)

New York

5.

The Pilgrims named their new settlement....

a)

Charlotte

b)

Jamestown

c)

New London

d)

Plymouth

6.

Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

a)

for free land

b)

for adventure

c)

for religious freedom

d)

for new jobs

7.

What year did the Pilgrims arrive in America?

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

1625

d)

1630

8.

The Pilgrims came to America on a ship called the

a)

Discovery

b)

Godspeed

c)

Mayflower

d)

Susan Constant

9.

Squanto was kidnapped by.....

a)

another Indian tribe

b)

fisherman

c)

Spanish monks

d)

white traders

10.

The number of years Squanto was away from home in Europe....

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

11.

The fraction of Pilgrims left after the first winter in America....

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/5

12.

What happened to Squanto's tribe while he was away?

a)

they moved away

b)

they died of disease

c)

another tribe attacked and killed them all

d)

their village burned to the ground

13.

The group of Separatists and Strangers were known as the....

a)

Freedom seekers

b)

Indians

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Wanderers

14.

The name of the Indian chief who came to Thanksgiving....

a)

Massasoit

b)

Samoset

c)

Squanto

d)

Tecumseh

15.

The name of the person who made Thanksgiving a national holiday....

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

16.

The Indian who first met the Pilgrims....

a)

Massasoit

b)

Poccahontas

c)

Samoset

d)

Squanto

17.

The Indian who helped teach the Pilgrims how to survive in America...

a)

Poccahontas

b)

Sacagewea

c)

Samoset

d)

Squanto

18.

Why did the Pilgrims hold a Thanksgiving feast?

a)

because they were hungry

b)

because they felt like having a party

c)

because they were thankful to God

d)

because they were bored

19.

Squanto taught the Pilgrims all these things except....

a)

how to find nuts and berries

b)

how to make bows and arrows

c)

how to hunt quietly

d)

how to plant corn the Indian way

e)

where to find lobster

20.

When looking for a place to live, the Pilgrims needed all of these except....

a)

flat place for a fort

b)

a good harbor

c)

good water for drinking

d)

good land for crops

21.

How many braves did the Indian chief bring with him to the Thanksgiving feast?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

90

22.

How long did the Thanksgiving feast last?

a)

1 day

b)

3 days

c)

5 days

d)

1 week

23.

The number of years the peace treaty between the Pilgrims and Indians lasted....

a)

32

b)

46

c)

54

d)

68

24.

Who bought Squanto?

a)

a Dutch farmer

b)

an English merchant

c)

a French soldier

d)

Spanish monks

25.

What did Squanto's new master teach him?

a)

about God

b)

how to speak English

c)

how to be a good farmer

d)

how to build strong houses