Food
Time
Place
People
Culture
100
What was the most popular food for the Native Americans that lived in what is now Minnesota.
Wild rice.
100
What day of the week is Thanksgiving always on?
Thursday.
100
In what city was the first Thanksgiving located?
Plimoth.
100
Who were the first people to celebrate Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims.
100
What did the Wampanoag live in?
A wetu. They built circular huts with tree branches.
200
There was no mashed potatos or pumkin pie at the first Thanksgiving. What was the main food of the FIRST Thanksgiving?
Deer meat. (also rabbit, squirrel, squash, & veggies)
200
How many years ago was the very first Thanksgiving?
400 (exactly 393).
200
What US state is Plimoth located in?
Massachusetts.
200
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims hunt and gather food so they could celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
The Wampanoag.
200
How many hours a day did the Wampanoag attend school?
Zero. The Wampanoag did not have a school system. Certain young men were chosen to be warriors and were trained to hunt.
300
Because the first Thanksgiving was in a city near the Atlantic Ocean, what other foods did the Pilgrims & Native Americans eat?
Fish.
300
What year was the very first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1621.
300
What was the ship called that the Pilgrims sailed in from Europe to America?
The Mayflower.
300
What was the name of the Native American man who befriended & helped the Pilgrims through the first terrible winter?
Tisquanto. (Squanto for short)
300
What were the Wompanoag's clothes made out of?
Animal hide.
400
After eating the deer meat, what else did Native Americans use from the animal?
The animal hide.
400
How many days did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?
3 days - The Native Americans & Pilgrims celebrated until the food they harvested was gone!
400
On the sea, what did the Wampanoag use to fish in?
A mishoon. (a type of canoe)
400
How did the Wampanoag Native Americans treat the Pilgrims?
With kindness, respect, & guidance.
400
Why did the Pilgrims & Wampanoag have a Thanksgiving?
To celebrate the first successful harvest of food.
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