"The First Thanksgiving: What Was IT Really Like"
Read the nonfiction selection AND watch the video ---you MAY use the reading selection to look back over/help you while taking this quiz. . .
- 1.Based on the selection, what does the word 'congregate' mean?
- A.
Hope for
- B.
Come together
- C.
Love and adore each other
- D.
Help each other
- 2.Besides celebrating Thanksgiving with a traditional dinner and family gatherings, what other tradition is mentioned in the article?
- A.
Celebrating indians
- B.
School activities and presentation of plays in schools
- C.
Black Friday after Thanksgiving clebration
- D.
Talking about everything that we're thankful for throughout the year
- 3.Which Indian tribe was involved in the first Thanksgiving?
- A.
Wappanogs
- B.
Cherokee
- C.
Native Indians
- D.
Wampanoags
- 4.True or False....Turkey was absolutely THE type of bird that was served at the first Thanksgiving.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The first Thanksgiving was in 1621 and ......
- A.
The pilgrims invited the Wampanoags
- B.
The Indians brought lots of food
- C.
The native Americans and the pilgrims were on friendly terms
- D.
All of the above
- 6.The Wampanoags lived in the typical teepees made of buffalo skin....
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.True or False ---All the people at the first Thanksgiving were thinking of only eating and celebrating.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.What treaty were the pilgrims wanting to strike with the Native Americans?
- A.
Ownership of the land on which the pilgrims had settled
- B.
Ownership of the houses in which they were living
- C.
Ownership of America itself, but the Native Americans didn't understand
- D.
Ownership of the beaches on which they landed
- 9.What 3 things does the video tell us that the Wampanoags taught the pilgrims?
- A.
Love, hope, and friendship
- B.
Planting, logging, and building of wigwams
- C.
Fishing, hunting, and planting
- D.
Fishing, planting, and logging
- 10.What does the video tell us was most likely the type of food served at the first Thanksgiving?
- A.
Turkey, corn, and greenbeans
- B.
Goose, corn, codfish and lobster
- C.
Turkey, corn, and lobster
- D.
Turkey, corn, and potatoes
- 11.How did later colonists' views about Thanksgiving change from the original first Thanksgiving's intention?
- A.
They celebrated in a more Puritan religious sort of celebration that gave thanks for various things throughout the year
- B.
They did not share their food with others who needed it...
- C.
They were not thankful for having made it to America anymore...
- D.
They took over the Indian's land, and that's what they celebrated...
- 12.According to the video, who FIRST pushed for a national celebration in connection to/with Thanksgiving?
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Sarah Josepha Hale
- C.
The Wampanoags
- D.
The Pilgrims
- 13.Which president declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
Abraham Lincoln
- D.
George Bush
- 14.What war was going on just before Thanksgiving offically became a National Holiday?
- A.
Revolutionary War
- B.
Civil War
- C.
Vietnam
- D.
World War I
- 15.What Thanksgiving Day parade was mentioned in the video? And...in what city is this parade?
- A.
Rose Bowl Parade --San Jose
- B.
Macy's Parade --- Washington D.C.
- C.
Rose Bowl Parade --San Antonio
- D.
Macy's Parade -- New York City
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