USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened to Squanto’s family?
A
They sailed to England to look for him.
B
They died from a terrible illness.
C
They were there to greet Squanto when he finally returned.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’A wonderful plague’ Modern scholars have argued that indigenous communities were devastated by leptospirosis, a disease caused by Old World bacteria that had likely reached New England through the feces of rats that arrived on European ships.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thousands were killed, wounded or captured and sold into slavery or indentured servitude. Decades after the Wampanoag helped the English survive in their lands, they were now enslaved by those very people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Squanto stayed with the Pilgrims and helped them in many ways. The Pilgrims were happy to have him for a friend, but not for long. In November of 1622, disease took the life of Squanto, the Pilgrims’ friend.

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