10 Questions
Who do people in the United States honor during Thanksgiving?
Early settlers and Native Americans
Where was the site of the first Thanksgiving feast?
Southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island
What group of people comprised the Plymouth Colony?
English Protestants called Puritans
How long had the Wampanoag people inhabited the area surrounding the first Thanksgiving site?
Over 12,000 years
What activities had the Wampanoag people been engaged in for thousands of generations?
Fishing, hunting, and harvesting
Where did the Plymouth Colony settlers originally intend to land?
New York City
Who among the Wampanoag people had experience with other settlers and knew English?
Squanto
Why did the Plymouth Colony settlers leave Holland?
Financial problems
What group of English Protestants comprised the Plymouth Colony?
Puritans
Who provided funding for the Plymouth Colony settlers to sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
English merchants
Study Notes
Thanksgiving Origins
- People in the United States honor the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people during Thanksgiving.
- The site of the first Thanksgiving feast was in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- The Plymouth Colony was comprised of Separatists, a group of English Protestants.
Wampanoag People
- The Wampanoag people had inhabited the area surrounding the first Thanksgiving site for thousands of years.
- For thousands of generations, the Wampanoag people had been engaged in farming, fishing, and gathering.
Plymouth Colony Settlers
- The Plymouth Colony settlers originally intended to land in the Hudson River area, but they arrived in Cape Cod instead.
- The settlers left Holland because of religious persecution and to seek a better life.
Key Individuals
- Samoset, a Wampanoag man, had experience with other settlers and knew English, which helped facilitate communication between the two groups.
- English investors, known as the Merchant Adventurers, provided funding for the Plymouth Colony settlers to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
Test your knowledge of the history and traditions of Thanksgiving with this quiz. From the early settlers to the Native American tribes, this quiz covers the historic origins of the holiday and its cultural significance in the United States.
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