Thanksgiving BrainPop

For the Plymouth settlers, "thanksgiving" referred to a day of:

• a.Feasting

• b. Prayer

• c. Conflict

• d. Mourning

What caused the death of two-thirds of the Wampanoag prior to the arrival of the Mayflower?

• a. Invasions by rival tribes

• b. European conquest

• c. Disease from European traders

• d. Drought and food shortages

The English Separatists left Holland in order to:

• a. Escape religious persecution

• b. Rejoin the Church of England

• c. Build their own Christian society

• d. Convert Native Americans to Christianity

Which term best describes the relationship between Oosamequan and John Carver?

• a. Cautious allies

• b. Fierce competitors

• c. Friendly rivals

• d. Trading partners

What did the Wampanoag hope to gain from their agreement with the Plymouth settlers?

• a. Agricultural knowledge

• b. Free passage to England

• c. Protection from rival tribes

• d. Return of Native land

To the Plymouth settlers, Tisquantum was:

• a. The first Native American to make contact with them

• b. The Wampanoag leader who negotiated peace with them

• c. The Narragansett leader who threatened them

• d. The Wampanoag man who taught them how to survive

The Plymouth settlement was built on:

• a. An untamed wilderness

• b. A former Wampanoag village

• c. An abandoned English town

• d. A thriving European trading post

Why did Oosemequan bring 90 men to Plymouth in the fall of 1621?

• a. To celebrate the harvest with the settlers

• b. To negotiate the return of their land

• c. To recruit soldiers for a war

• d. To investigate a possible attack

Some consider Thanksgiving a day of mourning because of:

• a. The suffering of Native Americans

• b. The hardships of the Plymouth settlers

• c. The destruction of New England forests

• d. The scars of the Civil War