The First Thanksgiving
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
3 days
How many years did Sarah Hale work to get Thanksgiving a national holiday?
38 years
What did Tony do to impress his dad when he was 6 years old?
Fed chickens from his bed
Where did the Wampanoag people live?
in what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island
How did the Pilgrims get from Europe to North America?
by boat
Who was at the first Thanksgiving?
the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims
How many presidents did Sarah Hale write letters to asking them to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
5
When Tony grew up, what did he make for kids?
marionettes
What did the settlers do to the Wampanoags when they couldn't grow food?
they stole from them
Why did the Pilgrims want to establish their own colony away from England?
they wanted to make their own laws and practice the religion they wanted
Why was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
to celebrate the harvest
What nursery rhyme did Sarah Hale compose?
Which department store asked Tony to create a marionette display?
Macy's
Who taught the Pilgrims to fish, farm, and hunt?
Squanto
Why did artists change the way Pilgrims were dressed in their paintings?
to make them look more old-timey
Where did the Pilgrims come from?
England
What was Sarah Hale's secret weapon?
a pen
What was put into the balloons that made them rise?
helium
How many years had the Wampanoag been living on the land when the Pilgrims arrived?
thousands
What ship did the Pilgrims arrive on?
the Mayflower
What happened when the Pilgrims didn't have enough food for the Wampanoag at the first Thanksgiving?
the Wampanoag had to bring their own food
In what year did Lincoln make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
1863
Why did Tony need to replace the animals in the parade?
they scared children
Why did so many Wampanoag die when the Pilgrims arrived?
they brought diseases and gave them to the Wampanoag
In what year did the did the Pilgrims celebrate what is now known as the first Thanksgiving?
1621