THANKSGIVING WEBQUEST

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the USA. It is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November. In the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday traces its origins to the year 1621, when a group of settlers celebrated a feast in Plymouth.

Do you want to learn more about this American tradition? Take a look at this page Thanksgiving webquest and answer the questions suggested below.

THE VOYAGE ON THE MAYFLOWER

1. When did the journey take place? ………………………………………………

2. Where did they sail from? ………………………………………………

3. How many Pilgrims were taken to America? …………………………………………

DAILY LIFE

4. In what season did the pilgrims arrive to America? …………………………………

5. Who were the Wampanoag? ………………………………………………

6. Where did the Wampanoags families live? ……………………………………………

7. What did the Wampanoags use for blankets? …………………………………………

8. Until what age did pilgrim boys and girls wear dresses? ……………………………

9. What was Wampanoag jewellery made from? ……………………………………..

10. What was the typical Pilgrim dinner? ………………………………………………

11. Who taught Pilgrim children? ………………………………………………

12. What was the most important lesson for pilgrims? ………………………………

13. What was the most important thing to learn by a Wampanoag boy?

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THE THANKSGIVING FEAST

14. What does the Thanksgiving national holiday celebrate? …………………………………………………………………………………..

15 What had the Pilgrims built after 10 months in America?

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16. What did the Wampanoag bring to the feast? ………………………………………

17. Did the first Thanksgiving feast last for one day? ……………………………….