USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn?
A
Massosoit
B
Samoset
C
Squanto
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Without Squanto, a.k.a. Tisquantum, to interpret and guide them to food sources, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims may have never have survived. Without Squanto, a.k.a. Tisquantum, to interpret and guide them to food sources, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims may have never have survived.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Squanto and Samoset helped the Pilgrims by trading skins and food with them. Squanto also taught the Pilgrims how plant and harvest native crops. Both Squanto and Samoset spoke English. Samoset learned rudimentary English through his trading with fishermen off the New England coast.

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