The Real First Thanksgiving

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Across
  1. 5. The main dish traditionally served at a modern Thanksgiving meal.
  2. 6. The village of Squanto that was completely wiped out by plague.
  3. 8. The ship that carried the Puritans across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620.
  4. 11. English Protestants who settled Plymouth Plantation.
  5. 13. A nearby enemy tribe that the Wampanoag leader sought an alliance against.
  6. 15. The Wampanoag leader who saw the Puritans as potential allies.
Down
  1. 1. The gathering of ripe crops, celebrated by the English and Wampanoag.
  2. 2. Native American tribe whose people were largely decimated by European diseases.
  3. 3. The plantation settlement established where Squanto's village once thrived.
  4. 4. The Native American name for Squanto.
  5. 5. Squanto's role for Massasoit due to his English-speaking abilities.
  6. 7. Agreement made between the Wampanoag and the Puritans in March 1621.
  7. 9. Crop eaten at the first feast; Squanto taught the settlers how to grow it.
  8. 10. Another common name for the English settlers who sailed on the Mayflower.
  9. 12. A large, elaborate meal, such as the one shared during the harvest celebration.
  10. 14. The nationality of the Protestants who established Plymouth Colony.