SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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the Anglican Church.
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Captain John Smith.
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King James II.
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Squanto and Samoset.
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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: -The Wampanoag people, the “People of the First Light, ” are responsible for saving the Pilgrims from starvation and death during the harsh winter of 1620–21.
Detailed explanation-3: -Samoset was the first Native American to speak with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony, in 1621. He brought them into contact with the Wampanoag people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why were Squanto and Samoset able to help make peace between the colonists and the Native Americans? They spoke English and could help the two groups communicate. They showed the colonists what foods to eat to avoid scurvy. They brought the colonists food during the winter so they would not starve.
Detailed explanation-5: -The colonists were ultimately saved, however, by the intervention of the Native Americans Tisquantum (better known as Squanto, l. c. 1585-1622 CE) of the Patuxet tribe and Samoset (also given as Somerset, l. c. 1590-1653 CE) of the Abenaki.