What was the Mayflower voyage? -- When and where did the Mayflower land? -- What is a colony, and who is a colonist? -- Who were the Pilgrims? -- Who else was on the Mayflower? -- Why did English colonists come to America? -- Who were the people the English colonists encountered in Patuxet? -- How did early encounters with other European ships affect Native peoples in the area? -- What other people lived in this area? -- What language do Wampanoag people speak, and how did they record history? -- What language did the colonists speak, and how did they record history? -- What did life for Wampanoag people look like when the Mayflower arrived? -- What foods were Wampanoag and other Native people eating in 1620? -- What did Wampanoag clothing look like in 1620, and how was it made? -- Who was Ousamequin? -- What were the first encounters between the English colonists and Wampanoag peoples? -- How did the English colonists and Wampanoag people communicate? -- How did the alliances between the English colonists at Plimoth and the Pokanoket Wampanoags get made? -- Why did Ousamequin and the colonists agree to an alliance? -- How did life change for the English colonists in Plimoth after they established contact with the Wampanoag? -- What happened at the feast in Plimoth in 1621? -- What was a "thanksgiving" for English colonists in 1621? -- What was a "thanksgiving" for Wampanoag and other Native peoples in the region in 1621? -- How did life change for the Wampanoag and other Native peoples after the Mayflower arrived? -- Why is the Plimoth feast of 1621 called "the first Thanksgiving"? -- How and when did Thanksgiving become a national holiday? -- Why do people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving today? -- Do other countries have a Thanksgiving holiday? -- Do Native peoples celebrate Thanksgiving? -- What are holidays that honor Native history?

Ages 7-10. Scholastic.

Grades 2-3. Scholastic.