What are the group of people called that traveled to America?
Pilgrims
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What was the ship called that the Pilgrims sailed on?
The Mayflower
100
How many Pilgrims traveled on the ship to America?
100
100
What was the average age of a Pilgrim on the ship traveling to America? What was the oldest age?
Average - 32 Oldest - 64
100
How many Pilgrims died during the first winter in America?
Half, 50 people
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Why was the first winter so bad in America?
The Pilgrims got sick, crops wouldn't grow, they ran out of food.
200
How many turkeys are cooked and eaten on Thanksgiving today?
45 million
200
What did the Indians kill as a gift to the colonists?
5 deer
200
Where did the Pilgrims land when they made it to America?
Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
200
True/ False: The Pilgrims did NOT eat pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce for their feast.
True
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True/ False: The Pilgrims ate turkey at their feast.
False
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What is the Presidential tradition involving turkeys on Thanksgiving?
Every President since George H. W. Bush retires a turkey to a farm so they won't be killed.
300
Thanksgiving wasn't just one big meal, it was a _______.
3 day long festival
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Which President named Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
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On your own paper** Write down as many traditional foods you can think of that we have for Thanksgiving. This must be what MOST people would eat not just what you have in your family. Whoever has the most gets the points!
Check papers
400
Thanksgiving is on the _____ Thursday in November.
fourth
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What was the Native American's name that helped the Pilgrims?
Squanto
400
Tell me 3 things the Pilgrims probably ate during their Thanksgiving dinner.
What President moved Thanksgiving up a week to give furniture makers an extra week for the Christmas season?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
What was the female American writer's name who protested that there should be a Thanksgiving holiday?
Sara Josepha Hale
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What month/day/year did the Pilgrims travel to America after refusing to be apart of the Church of England?
September 16, 1620
500
How many days did the Pilgrims travel to America?
66 days
500
What month/day/year did the Pilgrims land in America?
November 21, 1620
500
What was the King's name who didn't allow religious freedom in England?
King James I
500
Name 3 things the Native Americans did to help the Pilgrims.
Taught them how to hunt, fish, and grow crops. Introduced them to other native americans and made them friends. Taught them how to live in the wilderness.