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Introduction
Do you distinguish the man who was kidnapped twice and used as a slave? The man who helped the Pilgrims to survive the winter? In this essay you will learn about Squanto a man who was kidnapped twice in fifteen years in his life and abused from his friends. Learning about how to use a bow when he was six years old. He was Fired upon, and captured
Early Life Born in 1585 (Actual date unknown) in plymouth massachusetts in the patuxet tribe or Wampanoag confederacy. He used a bow in his early life when he was six years old. He was kidnapped in 1614 and when he was fifteen years old (180 months old). Then he was forced to set sail.
Accomplishments and struggles
Squanto was captured in 1614 Thomas hunt took him and sold him as a slave

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