The First Thanksgiving by _____________________

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Across
  1. 6. flat piece of wood attached to the stern and used to turn the ship
  2. 7. the area below deck where the ship was steered
  3. 8. a decoration for the head, usually made of feathers
  4. 9. arrows
  5. 12. a loose slip worn by Pilgrim girls
  6. 13. bands worn around the legs to hold up stockings
  7. 14. a short coat worn by Pilgrim boys
  8. 15. gun used by the Pilgrims when hunting for birds
  9. 16. a type of fence surrounding the Plimoth settlement to help defend it
  10. 18. hole in the roof of a wetu to allow smoke from the fire-pit to escape
  11. 21. an instrument used to measure the altitude of heavenly bodies for navigational purposes
  12. 23. clam shells used by the Wampanoag to make beads
  13. 24. an instrument used for navigating the ship
  14. 25. room where the master charted and directed the ship’s course
  15. 27. ground corn
  16. 28. warrior counselors
  17. 29. the leader or chief of the Wampanoags (known to Pilgrims as Massasoit)
  18. 31. a lever that moves the rudder of the ship
  19. 32. attaching the feathers to the end of an arrow
  20. 33. rope used to raise or lower a sail on the third mast from the bow
  21. 35. roof straw roof
  22. 36. a kind of porridge or corn-based oatmeal
  23. 38. quarters on the ship where the master (or captain), his chief officers, and ship’s apprentice lived, slept, and ate
  24. 41. a type of jacket worn by Pilgrim girls
  25. 43. a bow used for hunting
  26. 44. north–south position on a map
  27. 45. the Creator, according to Wampanoag beliefs
  28. 46. Wampanoag house made of bent saplings and covered with woven grass or bark
  29. 47. deer meat
  30. 48. soft leather shoes
Down
  1. 1. the Native American tribe of New England that greeted and helped the Pilgrims. Also known as “Eastern People” or “People of the First Light”
  2. 2. quiver of arrows
  3. 3. a sailor
  4. 4. thickened form of milk, similar to cottage cheese
  5. 5. to draw up the sails
  6. 8. a type of oatmeal cereal
  7. 10. person who steered the ship from below the deck
  8. 11. knee-length pants worn by Pilgrim boys
  9. 15. a type of sail on the ship
  10. 17. leg coverings
  11. 19. to move from one place to another
  12. 20. the space between the ship’s decks where the Pilgrims lived
  13. 22. upper deck quarters where meals were prepared for the crew and passengers
  14. 26. storage area for food and supplies on a ship
  15. 28. laces used by Pilgrim boys to tie their breeches and doublet together
  16. 30. a tight-fitting cap worn by Pilgrim girls
  17. 34. piece of cloth worn around the hips
  18. 37. a canoe made by digging out a log
  19. 39. an officer on deck above the steerage who gave steering orders to the helmsman
  20. 40. an officer in charge of the sails and the crew who work them
  21. 42. a small bag worn around the waist
  22. 48. a type of shellfish eaten by the Pilgrims and Wampanoags