ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -More than half the settlers fell ill and died that first winter, victims of an epidemic of disease that swept the new colony. Soon after they moved ashore, the Pilgrims were introduced to a Native American man named Tisquantum, or Squanto, who would become a member of the colony.

Detailed explanation-2: -What attitude did the Pilgrims have toward their arrival in Cape Cod? Answer: They thanked God for bringing them safely through the difficult journey. But they realized that they were in a place that was very different from England, with no friends and no comfort.

Detailed explanation-3: -Squanto, the world traveler, and other little-known facts about Thanksgiving. The first words spoken to the Pilgrims by the first Indian they met were, “Welcome Englishmen. Me Squanto.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many settlers died of scurvy and malnutrition during that horrible first winter. Of the 102 original Mayflower passengers, only 44 survived. Again like in Jamestown, the kindness of the local Native Americans saved them from a frosty death. The Pilgrims’ remarkable courage was displayed the following spring.