Thanksgiving
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Then do the job on the page you have been given.
And now for a Thanksgiving Treasure Hunt
When and where is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
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What nationality were the first settlers (now called the Pilgrim Fathers) on the
American East coast?
http://www.themayflowersociety.com/history.htm
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What was the name of the Pilgrim Fathers' boat?
http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/empires/0008.html
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Where did the Pilgrims start their voyage and where did they arrive?
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/pilgrims1.htm
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When did they start their voyage and when did they arrive?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/sep1620.htm
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Look up the word harvest in the dictionary and write a sentence to say what they
harvest in your region.
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The Wampanoag were the first Indian people that the Pilgrim Fathers met. What
does the name of the tribe mean?
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/education/kids/homeworkHelp/wampanoag.asp
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Today, Indians prefer to be called “------ Americans”.
http://www.nativeamericans.com/
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What does Thanksgiving Day commemorate, and what do people do on that day?
http://www.thanksgiving-traditions.com/
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What food do people have for Thanksgiving, nowadays?
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/holidayThanks/Thanks.html
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Thanksgiving is composed of two words. Write them down. In your opinion, what
does the word “thanksgiving” mean?
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=thanksgiving&x=0&y=0
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