History of Trick or Treating

Write a summary of the section Halloween Comes to America.

Using context clues, what does the word immigrants mean?

Why did immigrants flood America?

According to the text, what was included in the first celebrations of American Halloween?

What is the main idea of the section History of Trick-or-Treating?

Vandalism became popular in some community celebrations in the early days.

Which line from the text supports the idea that Halloween has become an American tradition?

Resequence the order.

1. Halloween parties for both children and adults became the most common way to celebrate the day.
2. Borrowing from European traditions, Americans began dressing up and going house to house asking for food or money.
3. A new American tradition was born, and it has continued to grow.
4. As the beliefs of different European groups and the American Indians meshed, a distinctly American tradition of Halloween emerged.