SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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He taught them how to speak English.
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He taught them how to plant corn and how to fish.
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He taught them how to swim in the ocean.
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He taught them how to run quickly.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Squanto helped the Pilgrims communicate with the Native Amer-icans. He taught them how to plant corn. He taught them how to catch fish. He taught them where to find nuts and berries.
Detailed explanation-2: -A well-known story tells how Squanto taught the Pilgrims to plant corn with dead fish buried beneath the seeds to serve as fertilizer.
Detailed explanation-3: -He learned to speak English and was hired as a guide and interpreter. He taught the Pilgrims to plant corn. Squanto had much power among the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. He abused it, and barely escaped an Indian execution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Squanto (l. c. 1585-1622 CE) was the Native American of the Patuxet tribe who helped the English settlers of Plymouth Colony (later known as pilgrims) survive in their new home by teaching them how to plant crops, fish, and hunt.