SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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John Smith
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Thomas Dermer
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His friends
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The Friars
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Detailed explanation-1: -He escaped with the help of Catholic Friars and made his way to London, where he lived with John Slaney, treasurer of the Newfoundland Company, which had colonized Cuper’s Cove in Newfoundland in 1610.
Detailed explanation-2: -Squanto was kidnapped by the English captain Thomas Hunt in 1614 CE to be sold into slavery but either escaped or won his freedom in Spain and traveled to England where he learned English and worked as interpreter and shipbuilder.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1605 Squanto was probably cap-tured and taken to England by George Weymouth. He returned to America in 1615 with Captain John Smith’s expedition to New England.
Detailed explanation-4: -Little is known about his early life. In 1614, he was kidnapped by English explorer Thomas Hunt, who brought him to Spain where he was sold into slavery. Squanto escaped, eventually returning to North America in 1619.