Thanksgiving Trivia

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The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving because

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they were thankful for the help the Native Americans gave them and for surviving the first difficult year.

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The pilgrims would not have survived the first winter without the

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Wampanoag Indians

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This Wampanoag leader believed it would be good to form an alliance with the Pilgrims.

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Massasoit

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What Patuxet tribesman served as a mediator between the Pilgrims and Native Americans?

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Squanto

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The first Thanksgiving lasted

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about three days

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Which food was, most likely, NOT served at the first Thanksgiving? Options: Deer, Turkey, Corn, Potatoes

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Turkey

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True or False? The first Thanksgiving DID NOT involve only eating a meal.

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True

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Sara Josepha Hale wrote a letter asking President Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a National holiday. She is also famous for writing the song

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Mary Had a Little Lamb

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The holiday was made into a National Holiday in hopes of bringing the nation back together after

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The Civil War

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Thanksgiving became a National Holiday in

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1863