Thomas Hunt's Squanto: Struggle With The Indians

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Squanto helps pilgrims 1580 near Plymouth, Massachusetts a boy named Squanto was born. Squanto was also called Tisquantum as an adult. In 1605-1610 men from England came on a trading ship. Squanto then spent time with the English men and started to learn how to speak their language. Squanto then helped them deal with other Indians. The men treated Squanto well they gave him clothes to wear. When it was time to leave the English men invited him to go with them back to England 1614 at the age 34 Squanto was kidnapped by Thomas Hunt an English explorer. Thomas Hunt had traded with the Indians before. John Smith the captain wanted to get involved with the Indians but Tomas Hunt had a different idea. His idea was lure the Indians on the ship and …show more content…

Charles Robbins was one his friends on the ship. Squanto then started feeling homesick, Charles Robbins did his best to find a way to get his back to North America. He the returned to North America with Captain Thomas Dermer in 1619. In 1920 he discovered his tribe Patuxent .But then found out that his tribe had been killed by smallpox or leptospirosis. Squanto then decided he would live with the Wampanoag another tribe. In 1920 the mayflower landed in Plymouth harbor. The pilgrims land in December during the first winter forty-fiver out of 102 pilgrims died. When spring came Squanto helped the pilgrims by teaching them how to plant corn, how to find berries and nuts and how to catch fish. In 1921 the pilgrims and Wampanoag celebrated the first thanksgiving as part of their religion, and to celebrate their first successful harvest. George Washington once said, “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty god, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly to implore his protection and favor…” This relates to Squanto helping the Pilgrims with the phrase, “To be grateful for his benefits,” all the benefits Squanto brought changed the fate of the

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