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Thanksgiving History and Harvest

A classroom board that distinguishes people, places, documents, and harvest customs in early New England.

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Thanksgiving History and Harvest
Plymouth ColonyMayflower VoyageWampanoag HomelandTisquantumHarvest Festivals
100Which New England colony was founded in 1620?100Name the square-rigged English merchant ship active into 1622.100Which Native American people are currently based in southeastern Massachusetts?100Give the Indigenous name of the Patuxet man more commonly called Squanto.100What annual celebration occurs near a region's main harvest?
200State the founding year attached to Plymouth Colony.200How many passengers does the source place aboard the 1620 voyage?200What alternate rendering of the people's name appears in the source?200By which familiar name is Tisquantum more commonly known?200Which agricultural milestone determines this festival's timing?
300Passengers from which ship settled the colony?300After how many weeks at sea did the ship reach the coast near Cape Cod?300Place the Wampanoag within the cultural region named by the source.300Name the tribe within the Wampanoag people to which he belonged.300What shared activity, both public and family, typically features at harvest festivals?
400Which later town and state developed from the settlement?400Which agreement establishing a rudimentary government was signed before passengers disembarked?400To which language family does the Massachusett language belong?400Which English captain kidnapped and trafficked Tisquantum in 1614?400Which two months are named for harvest festivals in the source's British example?
500A museum label needs the familiar later name for the Protestant Separatist founders. Which name should it print?500The voyage was first planned for two ships. Which unseaworthy companion was left in England?500A historical map must include both large islands named within Wampanoag territory. Which pair belongs on it?500A lesson must describe his role without erasing his identity. Which early relationship does the source document?500A school follows the community-sharing custom described in the source. Which recipients should receive its donated food?

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Plymouth Colony

  1. 100 Which New England colony was founded in 1620?
  2. 200 State the founding year attached to Plymouth Colony.
  3. 300 Passengers from which ship settled the colony?
  4. 400 Which later town and state developed from the settlement?
  5. 500 A museum label needs the familiar later name for the Protestant Separatist founders. Which name should it print?

Mayflower Voyage

  1. 100 Name the square-rigged English merchant ship active into 1622.
  2. 200 How many passengers does the source place aboard the 1620 voyage?
  3. 300 After how many weeks at sea did the ship reach the coast near Cape Cod?
  4. 400 Which agreement establishing a rudimentary government was signed before passengers disembarked?
  5. 500 The voyage was first planned for two ships. Which unseaworthy companion was left in England?

Wampanoag Homeland

  1. 100 Which Native American people are currently based in southeastern Massachusetts?
  2. 200 What alternate rendering of the people's name appears in the source?
  3. 300 Place the Wampanoag within the cultural region named by the source.
  4. 400 To which language family does the Massachusett language belong?
  5. 500 A historical map must include both large islands named within Wampanoag territory. Which pair belongs on it?

Tisquantum

  1. 100 Give the Indigenous name of the Patuxet man more commonly called Squanto.
  2. 200 By which familiar name is Tisquantum more commonly known?
  3. 300 Name the tribe within the Wampanoag people to which he belonged.
  4. 400 Which English captain kidnapped and trafficked Tisquantum in 1614?
  5. 500 A lesson must describe his role without erasing his identity. Which early relationship does the source document?

Harvest Festivals

  1. 100 What annual celebration occurs near a region's main harvest?
  2. 200 Which agricultural milestone determines this festival's timing?
  3. 300 What shared activity, both public and family, typically features at harvest festivals?
  4. 400 Which two months are named for harvest festivals in the source's British example?
  5. 500 A school follows the community-sharing custom described in the source. Which recipients should receive its donated food?

Final round: People and Place

This Patuxet member of the Wampanoag people served as an early liaison with the arriving settlers.

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Plymouth Colony

  1. 100 Which New England colony was founded in 1620? Response: Plymouth ColonyChecked against: Plymouth Colony (sometimes spelled Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England, founded in 1620, and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth_Colony&oldid=1359126803
  2. 200 State the founding year attached to Plymouth Colony. Response: 1620Checked against: Plymouth Colony (sometimes spelled Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England, founded in 1620, and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth_Colony&oldid=1359126803
  3. 300 Passengers from which ship settled the colony? Response: MayflowerChecked against: It was settled by the passengers on the Mayflower at a location that had previously been surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth_Colony&oldid=1359126803
  4. 400 Which later town and state developed from the settlement? Response: Plymouth, MassachusettsChecked against: The settlement served as the capital of the colony and developed as the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth_Colony&oldid=1359126803
  5. 500 A museum label needs the familiar later name for the Protestant Separatist founders. Which name should it print? Response: PilgrimsChecked against: Plymouth Colony was founded by a group of Protestant Separatists initially known as the Brownist Emigration, who came to be known as the Pilgrims.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plymouth_Colony&oldid=1359126803

Mayflower Voyage

  1. 100 Name the square-rigged English merchant ship active into 1622. Response: MayflowerChecked against: Mayflower was an English square-rigged merchant sailing ship, active from before 1609 until 1622.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayflower&oldid=1365650728
  2. 200 How many passengers does the source place aboard the 1620 voyage? Response: 102 passengersChecked against: After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 21 November [O.S.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayflower&oldid=1365650728
  3. 300 After how many weeks at sea did the ship reach the coast near Cape Cod? Response: 10 weeksChecked against: After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 21 November [O.S.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayflower&oldid=1365650728
  4. 400 Which agreement establishing a rudimentary government was signed before passengers disembarked? Response: Mayflower CompactChecked against: Before disembarking from her, they wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that established a rudimentary government in which each member would contribute to the safety and welfare of the planned settlement.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayflower&oldid=1365650728
  5. 500 The voyage was first planned for two ships. Which unseaworthy companion was left in England? Response: SpeedwellChecked against: The Pilgrims had originally hoped to reach America by early October using two ships, and had a second arranged for the voyage, Speedwell, which, however, proved unseaworthy and so was left behind in England.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayflower&oldid=1365650728

Wampanoag Homeland

  1. 100 Which Native American people are currently based in southeastern Massachusetts? Response: WampanoagChecked against: The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wampanoag&oldid=1359971683
  2. 200 What alternate rendering of the people's name appears in the source? Response: WôpanâakChecked against: The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wampanoag&oldid=1359971683
  3. 300 Place the Wampanoag within the cultural region named by the source. Response: Northeastern WoodlandsChecked against: The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wampanoag&oldid=1359971683
  4. 400 To which language family does the Massachusett language belong? Response: Southern New England AlgonquianChecked against: The Wampanoag language, also known as Massachusett, is a Southern New England Algonquian language.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wampanoag&oldid=1359971683
  5. 500 A historical map must include both large islands named within Wampanoag territory. Which pair belongs on it? Response: Martha's Vineyard and NantucketChecked against: Their historical territory includes the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wampanoag&oldid=1359971683

Tisquantum

  1. 100 Give the Indigenous name of the Patuxet man more commonly called Squanto. Response: TisquantumChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squanto&oldid=1361840059
  2. 200 By which familiar name is Tisquantum more commonly known? Response: SquantoChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squanto&oldid=1361840059
  3. 300 Name the tribe within the Wampanoag people to which he belonged. Response: PatuxetChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squanto&oldid=1361840059
  4. 400 Which English captain kidnapped and trafficked Tisquantum in 1614? Response: Thomas HuntChecked against: In 1614, Tisquantum was kidnapped by English sea captain Thomas Hunt, who trafficked him to Spain, selling him in the city of Málaga.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squanto&oldid=1361840059
  5. 500 A lesson must describe his role without erasing his identity. Which early relationship does the source document? Response: an early liaison between Native people and the Mayflower PilgrimsChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squanto&oldid=1361840059

Harvest Festivals

  1. 100 What annual celebration occurs near a region's main harvest? Response: harvest festivalChecked against: A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvest_festival&oldid=1343962468
  2. 200 Which agricultural milestone determines this festival's timing? Response: main harvestChecked against: A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvest_festival&oldid=1343962468
  3. 300 What shared activity, both public and family, typically features at harvest festivals? Response: feastingChecked against: Harvest festivals typically feature feasting, both family and public, with foods that are drawn from crops.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvest_festival&oldid=1343962468
  4. 400 Which two months are named for harvest festivals in the source's British example? Response: September or OctoberChecked against: Harvest festivals are held in September or October depending on local tradition.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvest_festival&oldid=1343962468
  5. 500 A school follows the community-sharing custom described in the source. Which recipients should receive its donated food? Response: poor and senior citizensChecked against: The food is often distributed among the poor and senior citizens of the local community or used to raise funds for the church, or charity.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvest_festival&oldid=1343962468

Final round: People and Place

This Patuxet member of the Wampanoag people served as an early liaison with the arriving settlers. Response: TisquantumChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Squanto&oldid=1361840059

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Plymouth Colony

  1. Which New England colony was founded in 1620? 100

    Plymouth ColonyChecked against: Plymouth Colony (sometimes spelled Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England, founded in 1620, and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony.Source, pinned revision

  2. State the founding year attached to Plymouth Colony. 200

    1620Checked against: Plymouth Colony (sometimes spelled Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England, founded in 1620, and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony.Source, pinned revision

  3. Passengers from which ship settled the colony? 300

    MayflowerChecked against: It was settled by the passengers on the Mayflower at a location that had previously been surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which later town and state developed from the settlement? 400

    Plymouth, MassachusettsChecked against: The settlement served as the capital of the colony and developed as the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source, pinned revision

  5. A museum label needs the familiar later name for the Protestant Separatist founders. Which name should it print? 500

    PilgrimsChecked against: Plymouth Colony was founded by a group of Protestant Separatists initially known as the Brownist Emigration, who came to be known as the Pilgrims.Source, pinned revision

Mayflower Voyage

  1. Name the square-rigged English merchant ship active into 1622. 100

    MayflowerChecked against: Mayflower was an English square-rigged merchant sailing ship, active from before 1609 until 1622.Source, pinned revision

  2. How many passengers does the source place aboard the 1620 voyage? 200

    102 passengersChecked against: After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 21 November [O.S.Source, pinned revision

  3. After how many weeks at sea did the ship reach the coast near Cape Cod? 300

    10 weeksChecked against: After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 21 November [O.S.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which agreement establishing a rudimentary government was signed before passengers disembarked? 400

    Mayflower CompactChecked against: Before disembarking from her, they wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that established a rudimentary government in which each member would contribute to the safety and welfare of the planned settlement.Source, pinned revision

  5. The voyage was first planned for two ships. Which unseaworthy companion was left in England? 500

    SpeedwellChecked against: The Pilgrims had originally hoped to reach America by early October using two ships, and had a second arranged for the voyage, Speedwell, which, however, proved unseaworthy and so was left behind in England.Source, pinned revision

Wampanoag Homeland

  1. Which Native American people are currently based in southeastern Massachusetts? 100

    WampanoagChecked against: The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Source, pinned revision

  2. What alternate rendering of the people's name appears in the source? 200

    WôpanâakChecked against: The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Source, pinned revision

  3. Place the Wampanoag within the cultural region named by the source. 300

    Northeastern WoodlandsChecked against: The Wampanoag, also rendered Wôpanâak, are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands currently based in southeastern Massachusetts and formerly parts of eastern Rhode Island.Source, pinned revision

  4. To which language family does the Massachusett language belong? 400

    Southern New England AlgonquianChecked against: The Wampanoag language, also known as Massachusett, is a Southern New England Algonquian language.Source, pinned revision

  5. A historical map must include both large islands named within Wampanoag territory. Which pair belongs on it? 500

    Martha's Vineyard and NantucketChecked against: Their historical territory includes the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.Source, pinned revision

Tisquantum

  1. Give the Indigenous name of the Patuxet man more commonly called Squanto. 100

    TisquantumChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source, pinned revision

  2. By which familiar name is Tisquantum more commonly known? 200

    SquantoChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source, pinned revision

  3. Name the tribe within the Wampanoag people to which he belonged. 300

    PatuxetChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which English captain kidnapped and trafficked Tisquantum in 1614? 400

    Thomas HuntChecked against: In 1614, Tisquantum was kidnapped by English sea captain Thomas Hunt, who trafficked him to Spain, selling him in the city of Málaga.Source, pinned revision

  5. A lesson must describe his role without erasing his identity. Which early relationship does the source document? 500

    an early liaison between Native people and the Mayflower PilgrimsChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source, pinned revision

Harvest Festivals

  1. What annual celebration occurs near a region's main harvest? 100

    harvest festivalChecked against: A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region.Source, pinned revision

  2. Which agricultural milestone determines this festival's timing? 200

    main harvestChecked against: A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region.Source, pinned revision

  3. What shared activity, both public and family, typically features at harvest festivals? 300

    feastingChecked against: Harvest festivals typically feature feasting, both family and public, with foods that are drawn from crops.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which two months are named for harvest festivals in the source's British example? 400

    September or OctoberChecked against: Harvest festivals are held in September or October depending on local tradition.Source, pinned revision

  5. A school follows the community-sharing custom described in the source. Which recipients should receive its donated food? 500

    poor and senior citizensChecked against: The food is often distributed among the poor and senior citizens of the local community or used to raise funds for the church, or charity.Source, pinned revision

Final round

  1. This Patuxet member of the Wampanoag people served as an early liaison with the arriving settlers.

    TisquantumChecked against: Tisquantum (; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts.Source, pinned revision

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