SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Puritans
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Pilgrims
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Both
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None are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -During his captivity, Squanto learned English. By teaching the colonists how to catch herring to fertilize maize, squash and beans, how to catch eels and other seafood, and how to trap and hunt wildlife, he helped the Pilgrims recover from that extremely hard first winter.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Squanto helped the Pilgrims communicate with the Native Amer-icans. He taught them how to plant corn. He taught them how to catch fish. He taught them where to find nuts and berries.