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Fill in the blanks with the key terms from the word bank. Each word is only used once.

Pilgrims ashore Wampanoag harvest

Mayflower Squanto forge feast
gales interpretation alliance gratitude
Plymouth Thanksgiving guidance colonists

1. The were the colonists who left England because

they wanted religious freedom.

2. is a holiday for giving thanks.

3. In September 1620, 100 English set sail for America.

4. The tribe helped the colonists survive.

5. The colonists celebrated for three days to show

for the autumn harvest.

6. Nearby Native Americans taught the colonists how to

corn and beans.

7. Many colonists spent their first winter in America on their ship and did not go
until the spring.

8. The carried colonists to America in 1620.

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9. used his skills to help the colonists.

10. The colonists and the Wampanoag tribe agreed to work together to build a
peaceful .

11. Members of the Wampanoag tribe joined the colonists, and they celebrated
the harvest with a(n) .

12. The colonists named their settlement .

13. The colonists were at sea for 66 days and experienced storms and
.

14. Squanto used his skills to translate for the

colonists.

15. The Wampanoag tribe offered and helped the

colonists.

16. The colonists had to an alliance with the

Wampanoag tribe to survive.

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Part 2
Complete the Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the first Thanksgiving to how
Thanksgiving is celebrated today. Think about the reason for the holiday, the length
of the celebration and the food at the feast.

SGIVING NG TODAY
FIRST THANK THANKSGIVI

BOTH

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Part 3
Write a letter of gratitude to someone or about something you are thankful for.
Explain why you are grateful for that person or thing.

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