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introduction

The first indian the pilgrims met was Samoset . His first word was    ’’welcome ’’.There was another indian , his name was Squanto or Tisquantum if you like. He spoke English so he helped the pilgrims to survive .

Squanto’s

story Squanto was captured by a ship’s captain

when he was young . He was taken to England , where he learnt to speak English .

He escaped and returned to his country but

when he finally arrived he discovered that a

lot of indians had been killed by the plague

or maybe smallpox .

Squanto and the Pilgrims

Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish and how to grow corn. He helped them

to negociate this treaty with Massasoit , the

leader of the Wampanoag tribe .

Massasoit

Massasoit was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe. He signed the peace treaty with the settlers with

Tisquantum’s help .

THE END….

LYN & LILOU