Thanksgiving: History
The ship that the pilgrims crossed over the Atlantic with.
What is the Mayflower?
Thanksgiving wasn't just out of goodwill but was most likely for _______ purposes (Hint: Starts with "P")
What is political?
The nation that Napoleon ruled over
What is France?
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This violent European revolution contained a saga known as the "Reign of Terror" where many people's heads were chopped off
What is the French Revolution
The year that the first Thanksgiving occurred.
What is 1621?
True or False: The pilgrims were the first Europeans that the Wampanoag met
What is False?
To be more like Julius Caesar, Napoleon took over this region in North Africa during the Battle of the Pyramids
What is Egypt?
The main goal of the congress was to ________ the borders of Europe
What is reshape? (similar words like redesign also count)
This famous Roman Emperor was stabbed twenty-three times.
Julius Caesar
True or False: the tribe the helped the pilgrims survive the first winter was the Cherokee
What is False?
The U.S. President that made Thanksgiving a national holiday
Who is Abraham Lincoln
*Daily Double* Check Napoleonic Wars 300
What is the Congress of Vienna?
This Eastern European nation was partitioned between Russia and Prussia as a result of this conference
What is Poland?
This non-water flood struck Boston in 1919 escaping from its faulty container and injuring 150 people
What is the Molasses Flood?
Native translator that helped the pilgrims learn how to cultivate the land and various other survival tactics
Who was Squanto?
*Daily Double* Check Myth versus Fact 400
What is venison or wildfowl?
The final battle of the wars that led to Napoleon's defeat
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
*Daily Double* Check Congress of Vienna 400
Who were Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain?
The food item Mr. Carlson brought to the History of Food meeting
What is Lussekatter or Swedish Saffron Buns
The Indian chief that made an alliance with the pilgrims that lasted fifty years and was present at Thanksgiving
Who was Massasoit?
Later, this president moved Thanksgiving further from the holidays in December during a time of great economic despair to hopefully uplift commerce.
Who was FDR
This 1805 battle was Napoleon's biggest triumph defeating the third coalition and forcing Austria into peace.
What is the Battle of Austerlitz
Leader of Russia during the Congress of Vienna
Who was Tzar Alexander the First
Who was the main character of the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World?
Who is Captain Jack Aubrey?