Social Studies

• Social Studies
• 2nd Grade

Why did the Pilgrim Fathers leave Europe?

The pilgrims

• Puritans
•  Mayflower
• 1620
• Native Americans
• Thanksgiving

How did the Native Americans help the Pilgrims?

1. They gave them maps
2. They shared their houses with them
3. They showed them how to build a house
4. They showed them how to farm

Thanksgiving

You are going to watch 2 short videos:

One on the history of Thanksgiving & one SNL sketch 

Questions to video 1:

1. Who were the Pilgrims?
2. Who were the natives?
3. Why did the Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving with the native people of America?

Questions to video 2:

Note the jokes (= political references) in this short video

Who were the pilgrims?

1. Adventurers from Europee
2. People looking for religious freedom from Europe
3. Prisoners
4. Slave traders from Europe