Columbus
The year Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.
When was 1492?
The year the Pilgrams sailed away from Britian.
When was 1620?
This is the day of Thanksgiving.
What is the 4th Thursday in November?
The year of the Stamp Act.
When was 1765?
The year the Revolutionary War began.
When was 1775?
This is where Columbus thought he had landed and what he named the Native Americans.
What is India and Indians?
The name of the Pilgrams' boat.
What is the Mayflower?
This is the reason why people celebrate Thanksgiving.
What is to be thankful and share food with each other?
This is the reason why Britian kept taxing the Colonists.
What is to pay debt caused by the 7 years war.
This is why the War of Independence was happening. (Why did the Colonists want to fight the British)
What is want to be independent and have their own government?
This is why Columbus wanted to set sail.
What is fame, money, and power? What is to find a faster trade route to Asia?
This is why the Pilgrams left England.
What is religious freedom?
These are different Thanksgiving activities. (Name 3)
What is giving thanks, having a dinner, watching football, watching the parade, breaking a wish bone, etc.?
What is "No taxation without representation"?
This is the country that aided the Americans and helped led them to victory.
What is France?
The name of Columbus' three ships.
What are the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina?
This is the place that the Pilgrims lived in. (city and or state)
What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
The year of the first Thanksgiving.
When was 1621?
The years of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.
What are 1770 and 1773?
These are the two cities where the first two battles of the war were fought.
Where is Concord, MA and Lexington, MA?
This is where Columbus' boats landed.
Where is the Bahamas/Central America?
This is why the Pilgrims made the Mayflower Compact.
What is they were not in Britain's territory?
These are some foods that you will see in a Thanksgiving dinner. (Name 5)
What is turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatos, pumpkin pie, corn, etc.?
These are the three acts that were passed right before the Stamp Act.
What is the Sugar Act, the Currency Act, and the Quartering Act?
This is when the War of Independence ended.
When was 1783?