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Thanksgiving Web Quest |
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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?
3. How long did it take for the Mayflower to
reach America? How many passengers were on board?
4.
What
native American culture helped the pilgrims
survive their first winter and participated in the harvest festival?
5. How long did the "Harvest Festival" last?
What were some of the foods that were served?
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?
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? 10. How many varieties of Indian corn were
there? Had the Europeans ever seen corn? Give 3 examples of
how the corn was used.
11. Pick a country and describe how it
celebrates a "Thanksgiving" .
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