How many people sailed on the Mayflower to the new world?
102
100
Name the new vegetable Squanto taught the Pilgrims to grow.
corn
100
Why did the Pilgrims leave England for the New World?
They wanted religious freedom
100
What meat do most people eat on Thanksgiving?
Turkey
100
What is the name of the very first Native American that the pilgrims met in the New World?
Samoset
200
Why did so many Pilgrims die during the first winter?
1. cold
2. no place to live
3. no food
4. sickness & disease
200
Name 3 meats BESIDES (not) turkey that the Pilgrims ate at the first Thanksgiving.
deer, goose, duck, lobster, deer, fish, clams
200
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?
Mayflower
200
Thanksgiving is celebrated at the same time each year. When is it?
The 4th Thursday of November
200
What is the name of the Native American who spoke English and helped the Pilgrims?
Squanto
300
Why had the pilgrims never eaten deer before coming to Plymouth?
King James owned the deer and would punish anyone who took one.
300
Why didn't the Pilgrims have pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce at the first Thanksgiving?
They didn't have sugar
300
How long did the trip take to the New World?
66 days
300
What US President made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
300
How did Squanto know how to speak English to the Pilgrims?
He had been captured as a slave and spent 9 years away from his family in Spain and England.
400
How often did a Pilgrim take a bath?
Once or twice a year
400
How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
400
Where did the Pilgrims think they were headed when they left England?
Jamestown, Virginia
400
Every year since 1924 The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been held in what city?
New York
400
How many Native Americans came to the first Thanksgiving?
90
500
The first Thanksgiving celebrated the harvest and the friendship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. Give 2 reasons why this friendship didn't last?
a. the white people took the Indian's land
b. the white people spread diseases that killed the Indians
c. the white people tried to make the Indians follow their religion
500
The pilgrims were going to run out of food, so the Native Americans brought something to share. What did they bring and how many?
5 deer
500
What's the REAL reason the Pilgrims stopped the Mayflower at Plymouth and didn't try to go on to Jamestown?
They ran out of beer & needed to find fresh water
500
About how many pounds of Turkey do Americans eat each year?
a. 5,000 pounds
b. 535 million pounds
c. 500 pounds
500
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to use as fertilizer when they plant their corn?