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Squanto and samoset
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Life in Plymouth
- Just over a year after his return in 1619, Squanto settled in Plymouth with Pilgrims after being introduced by Samoset
- Pilgrims were sick/dying, and lacked food
- Squanto was instrumental in negotiating a peace treaty between Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Tribe
INTERACTIONS WITH THE PILGRIMS
PERSONAL OPINION
Captured Again
I think that Samoset was a very intelligent and well accomplished individual by the time he passed away. He was able to pick up English from fisherman and was very welcoming to the Puritan Pilgrims and seemed happy to answer whatever questions they had about the New World
- Samoset was the first native that the Puritan Pilgrims encountered up close
- Pilgrims able to converse with him and to question him to learn about him and the area
- Samoset provided them with information about the land, people, places, and distances
- Arranged a meeting between the Pilgrims and Squanto
- Was given a ring, knife, and bracelet for his assistance
- While helping governer of Massachusetts gather information on Wampanoag, Squanto was captured by them
- A pilgrim Myles Standish led a group to find out where Squanto went
- Squanto was discovered alive and brought back to assist the Pilgrims
Personal Opinion
Squanto's Early Life
Squanto seems like a kind Native American that just wanted to help the English settlers
SAMOSET EARLY LIFE
- Born 1580 in Cape Cod
- Birth Name is Tisquantum
- Has also been referred to as Squantum throughout history
- Member of Pawtuxet band of the Wampanog tribe
- Name Meaning: He Who Walks over Much
- Born 1590 in what is now the state of Maine
- Member of the Abnaki People ("People of the Eastern Dawn")
- Spoke Algonquian
- Was a sagamore (lesser chief) of his tribe
Captured
SAMOSET
- Squanto was captured by English explorer, Thomas Hunt
- Thomas Hunt captured 20 indians in total
- Sold them off as slaves
- Squanto was an indentured servant for John Slaney, a wealthy merchant
- Eventually found his way home in 1619; discovers his entire tribe had been wiped out by disease
Death
ACCOMPLISHED LIFE
- Died of "Indian Fever" at age 42 in Chatham, MA
- Remains an important figure in the celebration of Thanksgiving
- Lived in peace with the white men
- Accomplished diplomat for more than 30 years
- July 15, 1625 : Samoset signed the first land sale between eastern coastal Indians and colonists
- After signing of another deed in 1653, record of him is gone
- Is believed to have died in what is today Bristol, Maine
Squanto's Importance in Thanksgiving
- Showed the Pilgrims how to fertilize and protect corn they grew
- How to catch fish from streams
- How to harvest their crops
SQUANTO
SOURCES
Squanto and samoset
1) www.biography.com/people/squanto-9491327
2) www.native-american-indian-facts.com/Famous-Native-American-Facts/squanto-facts.shtml
3) www.notablebiographies.com/supp/supplement-mi-so/samoset.hmtl
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