Key Facts
What is the animal that represents Thanksgiving?
Turkey
Whats the name of the people that came to America
Puritans or Pilgrams
The name of the city that the Pilgrims taught they landed in
New York
The name of the event that included floats and people walking in the streets
Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
the last Thursday of November
What year did the pilgrims get to America
1620
What illness killed the natives
Plague
What sport is played during Thanksgiving
American football
Why do we celebrate thanksgiving?
To give thanks and appreciation
The name of the people that live in the New World
Native Americans
The name of the city that the colonist took over
Plymouth, Massachusetts
The event after Thanksgiving
Black Friday
The name of the person who declared Thanksgiving as a holiday
Abraham Lincoln
The name of the Native American who helped the Pilgrims
Squanto
What actually happened to Squanto
He was taken as a slave who learned English and later died from the plague
Where does the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade take place
New York
When was Thanksgiving first declared a national holiday
1863
What happened during the first winter
half of the Pilgrims died becuase they could not hunt, grow crops, and keep warm
What actually happened between the pilgrims and the natives
Natives were driven out of their land, hunted and virtually exterminated by the settlers
Most popular dessert
Apple Pie, pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie