Thanksgiving_WebQuest

There are many myths surrounding Thanksgiving and the arrival of the Pilgrims in New England. Your task to day is to learn what is fact and what is a myth about the history of Thanksgiving in the United States by reading articles and following the links on your computer. Each table group will start in a different place. Work to the bottom of the list and then go back to the top as you have time. You will answer the questions on this page. []

Everyone:
Library homepage --> Online Resources --> Worldbook: Search //Thanksgiving// and skim the article. Keep the article open for reference.

Pilgrim Clothing (Red Table)
Go to the History Channel and Read the Mayflower Myths Section. [] 1. What color clothing did Pilgrim men and women wear? 2. Did Pilgrims have buckles on their hats and shoes? 3. How did young Pilgrim boys and girls dress? //Click on the slide show until you find out.// []

Indians (Blue Table)
The Pilgrims could not have survived without the help of the Indians. Go to Online Resources --> World Book. Search //Squanto.// 4. What was Squanto's real name? 5. Where did Squanto learn English? 6. What tribe was Squanto from?

Mayflower Compact (Purple Table)
Go to the Avalon Project of the Yale Law School. [] 7. What was the date the contract was signed? (note - it is in the text, not in the blue at the bottom) 8. How many men signed the original compact? 9. Look at the list of signers. Now, look at the World Book article. Which signer eventually became Governor?

Aqua Table - The Feast (Aqua Table)
Go to the History Channel and read about the actual menu. [] 10. Find out what kind of meat was and what was not on the menu. 11. After the harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims invited the Wampanog Indians to share a harvest feast. Was this the first Thanksgiving for the Pilgrims and Indians? 12. How many days did the feast last?

Thanksgiving Holiday (White Table)
The World Book article gives some background knowledge about Thanksgiving, plus the book we read in library last week. 13. What women campaigned to make Thanksgiving a national holiday? 14. What president signed the declaration to make Thanksgiving a national holiday? 15. Why was the date of Thanksgiving moved? //Read the first paragraph on this website.// []

Task #6 - Green Table - Mayflower
The journey to the New World was long and hard. [] 16. What were the conditions like for the Pilgrims on the Mayflower? 17. How many people were on the Mayflower? 18. What is the name of the baby born on the journey across the Atlantic?