Thanksgiving Traditions

Thanksgiving Traditions

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to write a short answer.

The First Thanksgiving

Many years ago, in 1620, a group of people called the Pilgrims sailed across the ocean on a ship called the Mayflower. They landed in a new place called Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts. Their first winter was very hard, and many Pilgrims got sick. When spring came, Native Americans, especially a man named Squanto, helped the Pilgrims learn how to plant corn, fish, and hunt for food. Thanks to their help, the Pilgrims had a good harvest in the fall of 1621. They decided to celebrate and give thanks for their food and new friends. This celebration is now known as the First Thanksgiving. They shared a big feast with the Wampanoag people, eating deer, corn, and other foods.

1. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?

2. Who helped the Pilgrims learn how to plant and hunt?

3. The Pilgrims landed in a new place called  .

4. The Native Americans and Pilgrims shared a big   to celebrate.

5. The Pilgrims had an easy first winter.

6. What are two foods that might have been eaten at the First Thanksgiving?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

7. The   were a group of people who sailed to America.

8. The Native American tribe who shared the first Thanksgiving feast was the  .

9. The celebration was held after a good   of crops.