The Plymouth Colony and the First Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passage
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- Easel Assessment
Description
This one page reading passage about the Plymouth Colony:
- tells when and why the colony was established
- explores its early hardships
- explains the colonists' relationship with Squanto and the nearby Natives
- discusses how it became the site of the first Thanksgiving
The passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. This passage is easy to understand and can be used for any grade studying US history or the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Credits: Border by Chirp Graphics, used with permission. Cover image features the painting “The First Thanksgiving” by artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris in 1915 and was sourced via Wikimedia Commons and used with permission. Fonts include: Love Ya Like A Sister by Kimberly Geswein, Special Elite by Astigmatic, Calibri by Luc de Groot, and Amatic SC by Vernon Adams. All fonts used with permission under open source licenses.