SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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8 years old
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10 Years old
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12 years old
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14 years old
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Detailed explanation-1: -First-hand descriptions of him written between 1618 and 1622 do not remark on his youth or old age, and Salisbury has suggested that he was in his twenties or thirties when he was captured and taken to Spain in 1614. If that was the case, he would have been born around 1585 (±10 years).
Detailed explanation-2: -Squanto played an essential role in early American history, but it wasn’t by his choice. He grew up as a member of the Patuxet Native Indian tribe, learning to hunt with a bow and arrow and studying the culture of his people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Squanto was a Native American who helped the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. He belonged to the Pawtuxet tribe of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Little is known about Squanto’s early life. According to one story, explorers took Squanto to England in 1605.
Detailed explanation-4: -But after the expedition, Captain Hunt did not keep his promise. He kidnapped Squanto and some other Native Americans and sailed for Spain where he planned to sell them as slaves. Squanto did not get to see his family. He was heartbroken.