Video &
discussion activity – History Channel
Length: 3.15 min
Source: www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-thanksgiving-holiday
Pre-watching
segment
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Watching
segment
Go over the
questions below and look up any words you don’t know. Then, watch the clip and choose
the right answer.
1.What happened in 1620?
the first Thanksgiving - half of the Pilgrims
died in the winter - the Indians made war on the Pilgrims
2.What skills did the Pilgrims learn from the
Natives?
planting, fishing, and hunting - farming,
leather making, and hunting - fishing, swimming, and cooking
3._____________ in 1621.
The Pigrims arrived at Plymouth Rock - The
Natives made friends with the Pilgrims
- The first Thanksgiving Feast
happened
4.At the first Thanksgiving, they enjoyed a main dish of...
goose and lobster - turkey and chicken - ham
and goose
5.To the Puritans Thanksgiving was mainly about...
making new friends and being thankful to God - fasting
and being thankful to God - enjoying a big feast and being thankful to
God
6.The narrator mentions the Puritans practice of praying and fasting to
give an example of...
how religious they were - how scared they were - how
confident they were
7.What year did the Continental Congress declare that all 13 colonies
must celebrate a day of Thanksgiving?
1812 - 1621
- 1777
8.The Thanksgiving holiday was celebrated for many years...
on the weekend - on different days in November - on
different days of the year
9.Why did Sarah Josepha Hale want to establish a national day for
Thanksgiving?
to extend the end of the year holiday -
to unify the country - to make things simpler and easier
10.In 1863 who declared the first National Thanksgiving holiday?
Abraham Lincoln - Thomas Jefferson - Sarah
Josepha Hale
11.Why did the Detroit Lions have a Thanksgiving Day football game?
to establish a national past-time
- to boost attendance - to
provide entertainment on a break from the 6 day work week
12.Why did Macy's and other department stores have a Thanksgiving Day
Parade?
to show off their patriotic spirit
- to kick off the Christmas
shopping season - to show how important the American economy
is.
13.Thanksgiving is mainly about...
family, rest, and being thankful
- eating a big dinner and watching
the football game - family, sports, and being thankful
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