Name: _______________________________
Directions: What do you know about the Thanksgiving holiday? At the Web site given, read about the history of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2001. Then read each question below. Three possible answers appear below each question. Make an X on the line before each correct answer.
How many turkeys are in the treasure chest? _______
Web Resource: Thanksgiving
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http://www.pilgrimhall.org/thanksg.htm
If you're looking for more of a challenge, go to Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Page at http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html and click The "First" Thanksgiving. Read about foods available to the Pilgrims for their 1621 Thanksgiving, and then create a menu for the first Thanksgiving feast.
_____ a. William Bradford
_____ b. George Washington
_____ c. Abraham Lincoln
_____ a. to celebrate the wedding of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
_____ b. to celebrate the completion of the colony's first church
_____ c. to celebrate the Pilgrims' first harvest
_____ a. 50
_____ b. 140
_____ c. 25
_____ a. George Washington
_____ b. Abraham Lincoln
_____ c. James Madison
_____ a. fourth Thursday in November
_____ b. last Thursday in November
_____ c. Thursday, November 22
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