Pilgrims
Wampanoag
European Exploration
The First Thanksgiving
Fun Facts
100

What was the Pilgrim's boat called?

Mayflower

100

What is a Wampanoag leader called?

Sachem

100

What are two challenges pilgrims faced on the Mayflower?

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100

Who attended the first Thanksgiving?

Pilgrims and Wampanoag

100

Which president declared Thanksgiving an official holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

200

Where did the Pilgrims land first before settling in Plymouth?

Cape Cod

200

What do you call an agreement between two groups, like the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag?

Treaty

200

What did early explorers call North America?

The New World

200

Who was responsible for serving the food before they were allowed to eat?

Children

200

What are the three sisters?

Corn, Squash and Beans

300

What country did the Pilgrims come from in Europe?

England

300

What is the structure called that Wampanoag people lived in?

Wetu

300

How many pilgrims died on the Mayflower?

1 person

300

What did the Pilgrims use to eat their food?

Spoons, Knives and their hands

300

What was the name of the Wampanoag chief?

Massasoit

400

What was one motive that the Pilgrims had for leaving England?

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400

What was the name of the Wampanoag man who helped the Pilgrims learn to grow food?

Tisquantum (Squanto)
400

What happened to the other boat the pilgrims were supposed to take?

There was a leak

400

How many days did the feat last?

3 days

400

What was the war called between the Wampanoag and the pilgrims?

King Phillips War

500

What was the document where the Pilgrims wrote down the rules they would follow when they landed in the New World?

The Mayflower Compact

500

What does Wampanoag mean?

People of the first light

500

What ocean is between Europe and the New World?

Atlantic

500

What do the Wampanoags call Thanksgiving?

The Day of Mourning

500

What is the disease called that many pilgrims got on the Mayflower from a lack of vitamin D?

Scurvy

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