"We Shall Remain" Note-Taking Guide

As you watch the film, be sure to take notes on (and understand) the following:

1.  What is the story of the "real" first Thanksgiving?

2.  What happened to Native Americans in New England during the "Columbian exchange," which is how historians describe the exchange of germs between Europeans and Native Americans.

3.  Who were the Pilgrims and why did they come to North America?

4.  Describe the early interactions between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.

5.  Who was Metacom/Philip?

6.  What challenges did the Native Americans, and Philip in particular, face in the 1650s and 1660s?  How had things changed for Native Americans?

7.  Why did "King Philip's War" break out?  And what happened to Philip and his family in the end?