THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF

MASSACHUSETTS

By: Carter Roche

Main Points

Renowned Leaders and Members

Relations with the Colonists

Renowned Leaders and

Members

Squanto

Teaching Puritans how to plant corn using fish as fertilizer

Squanto

Spoke English Acted as a middleman for the exchange of

culture between the local Wampanoags and the Puritans

Taught many new techniques of farming and fishing to the Puritans

Massasoit

Life-size statue of Massasoit located in Kansas City, Missouri

Massasoit

Chieftain of the Wampanoag until c. 1661 Signed a treaty in 1621 with the Puritans

that declared peace and had the first Thanksgiving

Maintained peaceful relations with the Puritans for his entire career as chieftain

King Philip(Metacom)

An original painting found in the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University

King Philip (Metacom)

Son of Massasoit Succeeded his older brother Wamsutta as

chieftain; Wamsutta only led the tribe for a year or two however

Formed an alliance among Native Americans against the English in 1675; this led to King Philip’s War

Died in 1676 during King Philip’s War

Relations with the Colonists

Disease

Right when the colonists landed, disease posed a threat to the Wampanoag

Even though this was an issue, the Wampanoag still acted generally friendly towards the colonists

In 1633, a smallpox epidemic wiped out much of the Native American population; Puritans saw this as “God’s way of giving the land to them”

Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving occurred in the November of 1621

It was due to a successful harvest and a peace treaty that Massasoit signed with the Puritans

Treaty of 1621

First treaty between a Native American tribe and American colonists

Offered protection against outside forces for both the Wampanoag and the colonists

Lasted a little over 50 years

King Philip’s War

A violent conflict between an alliance of Native Americans and English settlers of New England

Frontier settlements were especially hard hit Hundreds of colonists died and many more

Native Americans died Ends conflict between Wampanoags and

colonists

Works CitedKennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Andrew Bailey. "Chapter 3

"Puritans Versus Indians"" The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. 13th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Print.

"Native People." Mayflower And Early Families. 28 June 2008. Web. 06 Sept. 2011. <http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/philip/d1.htm>.

"The Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty — History.com This Day in History — 4/1/1621." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. A&E Television Networks. Web. 06 Sept. 2011. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-pilgrim-wampanoag-peace-treaty>.

"Thanksgiving — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. A&E Television Networks. Web. 06 Sept. 2011. <http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving>.

Image Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Squantoteaching.png

http://www.prx.org/pieces/55270

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KingPhilip_1827_BenjaminChurch_SamuelDrake04264001.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_First_Thanksgiving_cph.3g04961.jpg