Across
- 2. President that declared Thanksgiving a national holiday
- 3. Thanksgiving is always this Thursday in November
- 4. the thing that most people say they are thankful for
- 5. In regards to turkey, another word for cut
- 6. Chief of the Wampanoag Indians
- 8. The feast in 1621 that included 90 Native Americans and 50 Mayflower survivors
- 12. berry used to make a popular Thanksgiving sauce
- 13. Ship built in 1577 in England that was supposed to carry the pilgrims to the New World
- 16. Historic landing site for the pilgrims in 1620
- 17. English speaking Patuxet Indian the Pilgrims met.
- 18. Event put on by a major department store in NYC
- 19. Be careful when cooking this side dish--no one wants a mouth full of mush!
Down
- 1. Traditional sport played (but mostly watched) on Thanksgiving
- 2. Day after turkey and stuffing...sometimes even eaten cold!
- 7. Texas, Florida, and this Michigan border state have the most wild turnkeys in the United States.
- 8. Number of days the first Thanksgiving lasted
- 9. a summer or winter variety of gourd
- 10. Ship that carried the pilgrims
- 11. AKA thickened turkey juice
- 14. So many uses for this fruit--try it in a latte, pie, or chocolate chip cookie!
- 15. American Indian tribe that attended the first Thanksgiving
- 18. Every Thanksgiving, the president performs this action on behalf of one lucky turkey.