The Pilgrims: The Indians And The Indians

The pilgrims arrived on Plymouth and set up land on the Indians territory. The Indians were essential to the Pilgrims survival. The picture supports Our Republic because the Indians taught the pilgrims everything they knew, and the pilgrims did not have their colony together until years after they had arrived, and the picture does not portray that. The picture makes people believe the pilgrims put the first Thanksgiving together. The Indians are the ones who taught the pilgrims how to hunt, gather, and plant food, but the picture makes it look like the pilgrims are the ones showing the Indians what to do. James Loewen states, “Squanto was essential to the survival of Plymouth in its first two years. Like other Europeans in America, the Pilgrims had no idea what to eat or how to raise or find it until Indians showed them.” The picture, especially with the woman pointing and showing the Indian woman the feast, portrays that the pilgrims are the ones who introduced the new food items. In reality, the Indians are the ones who introduced the foreign foods to the pilgrims, and the Indians started the Thanksgiving feast. The picture makes it seem like the Indians had never seen such a feast, especially the way the women are serving the Indians, and the looks on the Indians faces. …show more content…
The picture makes people believe the pilgrims taught the Indians how to survive. The pilgrims, in the picture, seem well furnished, but the pilgrims had no idea what to do without the Indians for years after settling. The clothes, the weapons, and the utensils show that the pilgrims where well put together. They knew what to do and how to survive. Loewen states that the pilgrims needed help from the Indians two years after they arrived, and the photo does not portray that. The photo wants people to know how nice and genuine the pilgrims where. Therefore, the photo supports the