Massasoit
Plymouth Colony ally
Massasoit was the paramount chief of the Wampanoag confederacy who allied with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in 1621.
His treaty with the English colonists kept peace for decades.
The name means "great sachem" in the Wampanoag language and is now attached to places, schools, and institutions throughout New England: Massasoit Community College, Massasoit State Park.
Eastern Algonquian tribe
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- SquantoPatuxet who helped Pilgrims
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- indigenousOriginating in a region
confederacy · homeland · territory · kinship · sovereignty · Native American · oral history · wampum
English port city
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
Mayflower · settlement · alliance · diplomacy · leader · chief · sovereignty · legacy
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- harvestGathering mature crops
- PlymouthEnglish port city
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
celebration · gratitude · tradition · cornucopia · turkey · gathering · November · mythology
Binding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
diplomacy · trade · mutual aid · negotiation · coexistence · protection · agreement · compact
Colonial-indigenous New England conflict
- descendantsThose who come after
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
place names · historical memory · reinterpretation · colonial impact · resistance · heritage
Narragansett
Eastern Algonquian tribe
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- SquantoPatuxet who helped Pilgrims
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
indigenous · confederacy · homeland · territory · kinship · sovereignty · Native American · oral history · wampum · diplomacy
Plymouth
English port city
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
New England · Mayflower · settlement · alliance · diplomacy · leader · chief · sovereignty · legacy · 17th century
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
Pilgrims · celebration · gratitude · tradition · cornucopia · turkey · gathering · November · mythology · commemoration
treaty
Binding pact between nations
cooperation · diplomacy · trade · mutual aid · negotiation · coexistence · protection · agreement · compact · friendship
King Philip's War
Colonial-indigenous New England conflict
- descendantsThose who come after
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
statue · place names · historical memory · reinterpretation · colonial impact · resistance · heritage
MassasoitWilliam Bradford
Early colonial governor
colonist · settler · Pilgrim Fathers · Pilgrim · English settlers