The Mayflower Arriving in New England, Mayflower Were Not Separatists; the Pilgrims Many More Girls Than Boys Are Never on Nov

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Issue 46, 2020 Founded by Betty Debnam

This painting Give thanks of the What are you giving thanks for this The signing of the Thanksgiving? While 2020 has been an Mayflower unusual year, with remote learning and Compact mask-wearing, there is still a lot to be Mayflower was made thankful for. Let’s look at a few ideas. in 1899 by • Be thankful for school. Jean Leon While “school” has been different and 400 Gerome challenging this year, many millions of Ferris. children around the world do not get to go to elementary school at all, according to the This year marks the 400th anniversary About 40 of the people aboard the United Nations. of the Mayflower arriving in New England, Mayflower were not Separatists; the Pilgrims Many more girls than boys are never on Nov. 11, 1620. The Pilgrims aboard the called them “strangers.” given the chance to learn to read and write. ship had been traveling for 66 days from Settling in • Be thankful for family and friends. Southampton, England. The ship sheltered While the colonists built houses in This year, time spent with loved in Cape Cod Bay until mid-December, when Plymouth, they lived on the ship. Many of ones has been a they moved to Plymouth Harbor and began to them became sick with scurvy (caused by not “silver lining” of build their new settlement. enough vitamin C) and pneumonia. About the COVID-19 This week, The Mini half the people who had pandemic and the Page learns more about who set out from England on restrictions we’ve the Pilgrims were and their the Mayflower died within been following. journey to North America. the first year. Many families have enjoyed playing games, Who were the The Mayflower getting outside and doing projects together. Pilgrims? Compact • Be thankful for technology. In the 1600s in England, Can you imagine trying to do school When the Mayflower remotely without the internet, a computer it was against the law to ended up in Massachusetts worship in any other church or a tablet? While these tools help us every rather than in the Virginia day, there are still plenty of people who but the Church of England. Colony, the “strangers” But some people thought can’t access the internet or afford to buy didn’t think they needed the gadgets. the Church of England was to follow the rules that too much like the Roman had been set out at the Catholic Church and wanted beginning of the journey. photo by Lisa Ruokis by photo to worship differently. They The Mayflower II is a replica of the The Pilgrims believed they Resources were called Separatists. 1620 ship. It is shown here docked at must establish some laws for Plymouth, Massachusetts. Some of the Separatists the new settlement. moved to Holland, where On the Web: The Mayflower Compact said: • bit.ly/MPMayflower they could practice their faith more openly. • colonists would remain loyal to King But they were afraid of losing their English James. At the library: identity, and finding work was difficult. They • they would create and obey laws for the • “Mayflower: The Ship That Started a decided to move to the Virginia Colony, good of the colony. Nation” by Rebecca Siegel which extended north to the Hudson River. Almost all of the adult male passengers of • “The Mayflower: The Perilous oyageV They originally planned to settle near what is the Mayflower signed the document. That Changed the World” by Libby now New York City. Romero The Mini Page® © 2020 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Try ’n’ Find Mini Jokes Words that remind us of the Mayflower are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, Teddy: When is it fun to and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: serve a rubber turkey? Talula: At Pranksgiving! CHURCH, COLONY, Y A I N I G R I V K U C I S L COMPACT, ENGLAND, Q N H T U O M Y L P I L P K O FRIENDS, KING, Y G O L O N H C E T J N G N O Eco Note MASSACHUSETTS, T L Z L F R I E N D S Q G A H MAYFLOWER, PILGRIMS, C R E W O L F Y A M C S I H C PLYMOUTH, SCHOOL, A P K Y K C S R E G N A R T S A small number of SCURVY, SEPARATISTS, P L S T T E S U H C A S S A M Australia’s iconic Tasmanian devils STRANGERS, M P I L G R I M S H C R U H C have been transplanted to a forest near O M A S E P A R A T I S T S Y Sydney in a test project to bring them TECHNOLOGY, THANKS, back to the mainland. VIRGINIA. C S C U R V Y Q E N G L A N D The devils died out there more than 3,000 years ago after dingos were Cook’s Corner likely brought to Australia

by prehistoric immigrants arndbergmann by photo Puffy Pink Dessert from Indonesia. And about 90% have been wiped out in their only You’ll need: • 1 (8-ounce) carton remaining habitats on Tasmania by a whipped topping, • 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, juice deadly tumor cancer since the 1990s. included fat-free • 1 (0.6-ounce) package strawberry gelatin • 1 (16-ounce) container adapted with permission from Earthweek.com mix, sugar-free small-curd cottage cheese, 2 percent For later: What to do: Look through your newspaper for 1. In a medium pan, heat pineapple to boiling; add package of gelatin to dissolve. articles about the Mayflower 400. 2. Cool to room temperature. 2020 Andrews McMeel Syndication 3. Add whipped topping and cottage cheese; mix well. Follow and 4. Pour into 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Teachers: 5. Chill until set. Makes 12 servings. interact with The Mini

The Mini Page® © Page on Facebook! * You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe. need an adult’s * You’ll . 7 Little Words for Kids Use the letters in the boxes to make a word with the same meaning as devices Amazon the clue. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of letters in the solution. Each letter combination can be used only once, but all letter combinations will be necessary to complete the puzzle. 1. hornet’s weapon (7) ET ATE HOR LIC 2. cook in an oven (4) Download the app on Apple and 3. work out at the gym (8) KE CISE GER EXER . 4. make a copy (9) 5. animal you can ride (5) SWE PRE SE BA 6. tasting like sugar (5)

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