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DIRECTIONS Learn about the first Thanksgiving and the native Americans
who made it possible. Click on the link below each question to find
the answer. Then write your answers on a separate piece of paper,
or on the reproducible provided by your teacher.
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How did the English-speaking Native American Tisquantum (or Squanto)
help the Pilgrims? (HINT: Scroll down to
the bottom of the page.)
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Name four foods that
might have been on the menu at the first Thanksgiving, and four foods
that were definitely not on the menu in 1621. (HINT:
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.)
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One of the foods the Native Americans introduced to the Pilgrims
was Indian corn. Corn wasn't just used for food. Name four things
that could be made with corn.
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Was the “first Thanksgiving”
like the modern holiday Americans now celebrate?
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Most of the pictures we see of Pilgrims show them wearing only
black and white. Is that all they wore?
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What Indian tribe first met the Pilgrims
and showed them how to survive in the New World? What kind of houses
did they live in?
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Listen to Pilgrim Myles Standish talk about the Pilgrims and the
Wampanoag Indians. Were they friendly or unfriendly? (If
the sound doesn't work, click
here.)
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Extra Credit
After the CyberHunt, let your students celebrate
by sending a family member or friend an
on-line Thanksgiving greeting card!
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