Vocabulary
The process of gathering in crops.
What is harvest?
Doing this was said to bring good luck.
What is breaking the wishbone?
The sailing ship that brought the pilgrims to America.
What is the Mayflower?
A signature meat served, usually roasted.
What is turkey?
He was the governor of the Plymouth Colony.
Who was William Bradford?
A large meal, typically in celebration of something.
What is a feast?
A race that takes place on thanksgiving.
What is a Turkey Trot?
The year that pilgrims came to America.
What is 1620?
A popular dish made up of bread, sage, onion, and celery.
What is stuffing?
This president declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A long journey involving travel by sea or in space.
What is a voyage?
A sport that is typically watched most on Thanksgiving.
What is football?
Where the pilgrims landed in November 1620.
Plymouth Rock
Traditionally served as a dessert.
What is pumpkin pie?
He was a member of the Pawtuxet tribe who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, but later escaped.
Who is Squanto?
A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
What is a pilgrim?
Held every year, on Thanksgiving in New York City, with floats and balloons.
What is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Thanksgiving was signed to be held on the fourth ____ of November every year.
What is Thursday?
A source of food, dye, and medicine.
What are cranberries.
The chief of the Wampanoag tribe.
Who is Massasoit?
A member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America.
What is a Native American?
Tradition where everyone shares what they are thankful for.
What is giving thanks?
He proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
A casserole dish made with french-fried onions and this type of bean.
What is green-bean casserole?
This author pushed for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday.