Pilgrims
English Separatists who founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620 aboard the Mayflower.
Who are the Pilgrims?
The main staples (foods) associated with Thanksgiving?
What are turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce, bread rolls, and pumpkin pie?
This group of Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive and shared the first harvest celebration.
Who are the Wampanoag?
The first Thanksgiving was held in this year.
What is 1621?
This word means a large meal shared with others.
What is f-e-a-s-t (feast)?
The name of the state where Plymouth Rock resides.
What is Massachusetts?
Deer, fish, fruits, and vegetables.
What is the food most likely served at the first Thanksgiving?
This Native American taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, fish, and survive in their new land.
Who was Squanto?
This is the reason the Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving celebration.
What is to celebrate their successful harvest / survival of the first winter?
This word means the time of year when crops are collected.
What is h-a-r-v-e-s-t (harvest)?
The name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the new world.
What is the Mayflower?
People often eat this orange vegetable dish topped with marshmallows.
What are sweet potatoes or yams?
These were the homes some tribes built that were cone-shaped and easy to move.
What are teepees (tipis)?
This is how long the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted.
What is three days?
This word means something passed down through families or over time.
What is t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n (tradition)?
The Pilgrims thanked God and their new friends, starting a tradition that never had a precise date of celebration until President Lincoln. The Pilgrims celebrated at the end of the harvest, between the end of September and the beginning of November.
What is the first Thanksgiving Celebration?
This dessert is made with a gourd and flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg.
What is pumpkin pie?
This is the term for Native American communities, often led by a chief.
What are tribes?
Thanksgiving became a national holiday because of this president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The horn of plenty.
What is c-o-r-n-u-c-o-p-i-a (cornucopia)?
The generic definition for pilgrim.
What is one who journeys in foreign lands; or traveler?
This sauce made from a tart red berry is often served beside the turkey.
What is cranberry sauce?
Native Americans told important stories to teach history passed down through generations.
What are oral traditions?
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday during this major event in U.S. history.
What is the Civil War?
The 6th state to join the union.
What is M-a-s-s-a-c-h-u-s-e-t-t-s (Massachusetts)?