Thanksgiving Web Quest

 

1.  What were the pilgrims called before they were referred to as the "Pilgrims"?  http://www.pilgrimhall.org/whopilg.htm

 

 2.  What was the name of the second ship that started the voyage with the Mayflower? 
      Why didn't it make it to America?    http://www.pilgrimhall.org/voymayfl.htm

 

3.  How long did it take for the Mayflower to reach America?  How many passengers were on board?
     http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/voyage5.php

 

4.   What native American culture helped the pilgrims survive their first winter and participated in the harvest festival?  
     http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/index.htm

 

5.  How long did the "Harvest Festival" last?  What were some of the foods that were served? 
     http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,184383,00.html

 

6.  How might a pilgrim say "Congratulations!" and "backwards"?  http://plimoth.org/kids/talk.php

 

7.  What type of shelter did the Wampanoag Indians live in? 
     What is it made out of?  http://www.native-languages.org/houses.htm#wigwam

 

8.  What native American served as translator and ambassador to the pilgrims and Wampanoag?  http://botw.org/buzz/reference/279/

9.  What 3 Presidents helped establish Thanksgiving as a national celebration or holiday?
     http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/national_holiday.htm

 

10.  How many varieties of Indian corn were there?  Had the Europeans ever seen corn?  Give 3 examples of how the corn was used.
       http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/cornfwdp.html

 

11.  Pick a country and describe how it celebrates a "Thanksgiving" .
       http://www.thanksgivingworld.com/thanksgiving-around-world.html

 

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