STUDENT ASSIGNMENT THANKSGIVING CROSSWORD PUZZLE NAME: DATE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Across Down 3 They set sail from Plymouth, England, to present-day 1 The city in England from which the Mayflower departed in Massachusetts on the Mayflower in search of religious freedom September 1620; also the name of the Pilgrims’ colony in the in the New World. New World. 5 A Native American member of the Patuxet tribe who served as 2 A religious group that journeyed to the New World after the an interpreter and guide to the Pilgrims in the New World. Pilgrims, joining them in present-day Massachusetts in 1630. 6 National U.S. holiday that occurs on the fourth Thursday of 4 The day after Thanksgiving each year that marks the start of November each year. the Christmas shopping season. 10 Name of the Native American tribe that the Pilgrims invited 7 Name of the ship that departed from England in September to the first Thanksgiving. 1620 carrying about 100 Pilgrims seeking religious freedom. 11 Last name of the person who offered a first-hand The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving feast to celebrate the perspective of the Pilgrims’ lives in the Plymouth colony in 8 Of Plymouth Plantation. colonists’ first successful of crops in the New World. 12 Last name of the U.S. president who issued the proclamation 9 Company that hosts the annual Thanksgiving parade in marking the first national celebration of Thanksgiving in 1789. New York. 13 The most common Thanksgiving food. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt®, HMH®, and The Learning Company™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 11/19 WF926908a hmhco.com STUDENT ASSIGNMENT THANKSGIVING CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer Key 1 2 P P 3 P I L G R I M S U Y R M I 4 5 O B S Q U A N T O U L A 6 T H A N K S G I V I N G H C S 7 8 K M H 9 10 M F W A M P A N O A G 11 B R A D F O R D Y R C I F V Y D L E 12 S W A S H I N G T O N S 13 Y W T U R K E Y E R Across Down 3 They set sail from Plymouth, England, to present-day 1 The city in England from which the Mayflower departed in Massachusetts on the Mayflower in search of religious freedom September 1620; also the name of the Pilgrims’ colony in the in the New World. New World. 5 A Native American member of the Patuxet tribe who served as 2 A religious group that journeyed to the New World after the an interpreter and guide to the Pilgrims in the New World. Pilgrims, joining them in present-day Massachusetts in 1630. 6 National U.S. holiday that occurs on the fourth Thursday of 4 The day after Thanksgiving each year that marks the start of November each year. the Christmas shopping season. 10 Name of the Native American tribe that the Pilgrims invited 7 Name of the ship that departed from England in September to the first Thanksgiving. 1620 carrying about 100 Pilgrims seeking religious freedom. 11 Last name of the person who offered a first-hand The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving feast to celebrate the perspective of the Pilgrims’ lives in the Plymouth colony in 8 Of Plymouth Plantation. colonists’ first successful of crops in the New World. 12 Last name of the U.S. president who issued the proclamation 9 Company that hosts the annual Thanksgiving parade in marking the first national celebration of Thanksgiving in 1789. New York. 13 The most common Thanksgiving food. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt®, HMH®, and The Learning Company™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 11/19 WF926908b hmhco.com.