Massasoit

survive in the New World; many of them died within the first winter. The Massasoit were the first to help the Europeans, seeing how pitiful they were. They thought of them as allies, and easy to manage; the Natives thought they could use the Europeans to do their bidding for them. The settlers did not want to be similar to slaves, so they created an alliance between them, for the Europeans needed help to survive. Massasoit believed the treaty to be reciprocal. The Europeans,…

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The Native Americans, specifically Massasoit and the Pokanoket tribe, played a huge role in the survival of the Plymouth Colony, as they helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new land and learn farming so that they could sustain themselves in America, and in the process, an alliance was formed…

After Columbus ' discovery of the Americas, Spain reaped the benefits of this New World. More than a century later, Europeans finally took an interest in establishing colonies in North America. King James I of England established Jamestown, made up of men from the Virginia Company, in Virginia in 1607. Soon after, England established several new colonies along the Atlantic Coast. While Spain and British colonization efforts both began with the goal of finding new wealth, they differed in their…

III. Title: Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving 1. Citation: Bruchac, Joseph. Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving. San Diego, CA: Silver Whistle, 2000. 2. Summary: This the story of Squanto (told from the first-person view) and his journey from prisoner of the Spanish, prisoner of his own people, and the person who helped broker piece between the English colonists at Plymouth and the Wampanoag tribe. Squanto talks about how his people were betrayed by Thomas…

From the foundation of the colonies beginning with the founding of Jamestown until the beginning of the Revolutionary War, different regions of the eastern coast had different characteristics. Once established, the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England, Middle, and Southern. Each of these had specific economic, social, and political developments that were unique to the regions. New England Colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode, and…

In Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower, he gives the reader insight on the early years of the Plymouth Colony and the lives of the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. Before the Pilgrims met the Native Americans, the Pilgrims were starting to doubt their destiny. When the two groups met, they quickly realized that their relationship with one another could lead to something good to remember for years to come. Unfortunately in 1675, their relations will turn for the worst due to the Pilgrims forcing…

The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 when he nailed the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. The most basic of Luther’s ideas were … The Bible or scripture was the source of God’s word People were saved by the grace of God (salvation comes as an undeserved gift from God). People are saved by having faith in Christ, not by any “good works” the person could have done. John Calvin preached Calvinism that stressed…

language. In “Of Plymouth Plantation” the natives caught on the English language from spying on the European settlers. Squanto the one who speaks better English than Samoset. The European settlers made peace with the natives’ great Sachem, called Massasoit. They made the first “laws” between Natives and White Settlers. Which…

useful information. Similarly, Mourt’s Relation:A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, a collection of journals written by Pilgrims in Plymouth, shares similar stories and also highlights the importance of the Native Americans such as Squanto and Massasoit. Also, it is written from the perspective of pilgrims like all the accounts told in the…