Across
- 1. Group of English religious settlers who crossed the ocean on the Mayflower
- 7. Some native nations protest the Thanksgiving holiday by holding a day of_________
- 8. Communities often hold ______ ________ to help the less fortunate
- 9. The woman who campaigned to make Thanksgiving a national holiday
- 12. Governor who organized a celebratory feast with their native allies
- 13. Every year the president of the United States _______ a turkey
- 14. The number of days the celebratory feast lasted in November of 1621
Down
- 2. President who proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day
- 3. Native who taught the English settlers how to cultivate corn
- 4. The first state to officially adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday
- 5. The main dish most associated with Thanksgiving
- 6. Another thanksgiving celebration was held in 1565 in ___________ to celebrate the safe arrival of Pedro Menendez de Aviles' expedition
- 8. Thanksgiving is officially the _______ Thursday in November
- 10. This type of seafood was likely served at that first feast
- 11. Many cities, including New York City, hold _____ with floats and performers