Dates/Time
What year did the Pilgrims set sail for the New World?
A. 1610
B. 1520
C. 1620
C. 1620
Where were the Pilgrims from?
England
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims?
A. Wampanoag
B. Chumash
C. Mojave
A. Wampanoag
The Pilgrims ate turkey during their first Thanksgiving.
False (there was no turkey)
What year was the FIRST Thanksgiving celebrated?
A. 1620
B. 1621
C. 1625
B. 1621
What was the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on called?
Mayflower
What was the name of the Native American that help the Pilgrims translate English (to other Native Americans), hunt, fish, and plant crops?
A. Light Feather
B. Squanto
C. Chief Eagle
B. Squanto
The reason for the feast (Thanksgiving) was to celebrate the abundant fall harvest, and to thank the Native Americans for all their help.
True
How long did the first Thanksgiving feast last?
A. 5 days
B. 3 days
C. 1 day
B. 3 days
Where did they land in the New World?
near Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
The Pilgrims and Native Americans signed a ________ to begin peaceful relations.
treaty
The Pilgrims sailed the Pacific Ocean to get to the New World.
False (Atlantic Ocean)
When is Thanksgiving celebrated (today)?
Fourth (last) Thursday of November
Why did the Pilgrims leave their country in search for a New World?
To practice their religion freely
(start a new life)
The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims hunt for food for the feast. What did they hunt?
A. rabbits
B. bears
C. deer
C. deer
President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an official national holiday in the United States.
True
When did Thanksgiving become a national holiday?
A. 1865
B. 1863
C. 1860
B. 1863
How long was the trip to the New World?
A. 90 days
B. 30 days
C. 66 days
C. 66 days
After the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims had another feast with the Native Americans 2 years later. What was the reason for that feast?
To give thanks to God for rain after a two-month drought.
The first winter was very harsh for the Pilgrims, but luckily almost all of them survived and very few died.
False (a lot of them died that winter, only 47 survived out of the 130 passengers)