11. Some came to make money.
They were hired to find
treasure and send it back
to England.
12. England was far away from America.
They had to travel by boat. It took
them a long time to get there.
13. The English people looked very
different from the Indians.
Their clothes looked different
and they did not speak
the same language.
14. The Indians were scared of the
English when they met them for the
first time. They wondered who these
strange people were and why they had
come to their land.
15. The Indians and the English wanted to
learn about one another, but they
spoke different languages. Therefore,
it was hard for them to talk and
understand each other.
16. The English were unfamiliar with the
land so the Native Americans helped
them by showing them what foods to
eat and what crops to grow.
17. Pocahontas was a Native
American princess. She was
Chief Powhatan’s daughter.
Pocahontas helped the
English people by bringing
them food and helping them
to communicate and trade
with the Indians.
18. During the first year,
the Indians taught the
Pilgrims how to plant
crops and hunt for
animals. When
harvest time came,
the Pilgrims and the
Indians decided to
give thanks and
celebrate together.
19. The Pilgrims and
the Indians had
a big meal called
a feast. They
ate turkey, deer
meat,
cornbread, and
pumpkin pie.
This was the
first
Thanksgiving.
20. Today, we celebrate Thanksgiving in
November of each year. We give
thanks for all the wonderful things we
have.
21. Today we celebrate Thanksgiving
with a feast. People eat turkey,
sweet potatoes, beans, squash,
and cornbread. For dessert, we
sometimes eat pumpkin pie.
23. Now it’s time to see what you have
learned.
Go to the arrow and click it to go to
http://www.wjcc.k12.va.us/djm/vste/tkquiz.pdf .
Chose the best answer for the
questions.