SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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the Dutch.
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the Wampanoag people.
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the Pilgrims
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -In summary, while not widely credited in history books for his role in helping the Pilgrims following the harsh winter of 1620/21, on 16 Mar 1621, our Council’s namesake, Samoset, an Abenaki sagamore, was the first Native American to contact the Pilgrims.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty is the document drafted and signed on 22 March 1621 CE between governor John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE) of the Plymouth Colony and the sachem (chief) Ousamequin (better known by his title Massasoit, l. c. 1581-1661 CE) of the Wampanoag Confederacy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Samoset (also Somerset, c. 1590 – c. 1653) was an Abenaki sagamore and the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. He startled the colonists on March 16, 1621, by walking into Plymouth Colony and greeting them in English, saying “Welcome, Englishmen."