Thanksgiving Extra Credit Flashcard

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Which Native tribe was at Plymouth when the Pilgrims arrived?

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Wampanoag

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How do the Natives in that region remember Thanksgiving/arrival of Pilgrims?

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A day of deep mourning

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According to the author, what is one of the MYTHS of Thanksgiving?

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Friendly Indians welcomed Pilgrims to America, taught them how to live in a new place, turning the land over to them, and ate a meal together.

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Why did Ousamequin want an alliance with the English?

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His people had been decimated by disease and he sees the English as an opportunity to fend off native rivals

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When was Thanksgiving declared a national holiday and why?

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During the Civil War to promote unity.

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What did Metecom/King Philip plan after some decades of English settlement?

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A multi-tribal uprising against the English