USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE PURITANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pilgrims made an agreement to help and protect the Tribe. Squanto spoke English very well and served as the ____
A
Cook
B
Teacher
C
Sales person
D
Translator
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Massasoit and the Pilgrims agreed to a treaty which said that none of Massasoit’s men would harm the Pilgrims–and if they did, he would send them to the Pilgrims for punishment. And if anyone did unjust war against Massasoit, the Pilgrims would come to his aid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Squanto acted as one of the first interpreters between Native Americans and English settlers. Through Squanto, the Pilgrims negotiated peace, resulting in the much-needed help the Pilgrims needed to survive that first, difficult winter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Squanto was a Native-American from the Patuxet tribe who taught the pilgrims of Plymouth colony how to survive in New England. Squanto was able to communicate with the pilgrims because he spoke fluent English, unlike most of his fellow Native-Americans at the time.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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