Columbus
The year Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World".
When was 1492?
The year the Pilgrams sailed away from Britian.
When was 1620?
These are different Thanksgiving activities.
What is giving thanks, having a dinner, watching football, watching the parade, breaking a wish bone, etc.?
The year of the Stamp Act.
When was 1765?
The year the Revolutionary War began.
When was 1775?
This is where Columbus' boats landed.
Where is the Bahamas/Central America?
The name of the Pilgrams' boat.
What is the Mayflower?
These are some foods that you will see in a Thanksgiving dinner.
What is turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatos, pumpkin pie, corn, etc.?
These are the three acts of protest that happened in Boston.
What is sent a formal request to Parliment, boycotted British tea, and had the Boston Tea Party?
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 to spread culture and gain freedom?
What is gave thanks to the Indians for helping teach them how to live in this new area by having a big feast?
What is "No taxation without representation"?
This is the country that aided the Americans and helped led them to victory.
What is Frace?
The name of Columbus' three ships.
What are the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina?
This is where the Pilgrams decided to live.
What is Plymouth?
The year of the first Thanksgiving.
When was 1621?
This is the reason why Britian kept taxing the Colonists.
What is to pay debt caused by the 7 years war.
This is where the first two battles of the war were fought.
Where is Concord, MA and Lexington, MA?
This is were Columbus was born.
What it Genoa, Italy?
This is the first place that the Plygrims landed in within Massachuettes.
What is Provincetown?
This is what the President does to two turkeys on every Thanksgiving.
What is pardons them and sends them to a farm to live out a long life?
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?