Native Americans In Colonial America

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Many types of people from all around the world were traveling to settle in America for many types of reasons. Some reasons were religious freedom, some came to make money and some came to get away from political persecution. They all settled into 13 colonies, areas that are now New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Georgia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware.
The early days of the colonial period, the settlers did not know how to survive, and faced many hardships. Plymouth settlers had harsh winters in Massachusetts, and many went sick or hungry. Nearly one- quarter of them died before they had received fresh supplies. Native Americans were a huge help for

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