Massasoit
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Ousamequin
Massasoit Sachem, or Ousamequin, (c. 1581 – 1661) was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. The name "Massasoit" means "Great Sachem."
Massasoit's people had been seriously weakened by a series of epidemics and were vulnerable to attacks by the Narragansetts, and he formed an alliance with the colonists at Plymouth Colony for defense against them. It was through his assistance that the Plymouth Colony avoided starvation during the early years.
He was one of the most important and honored guests of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
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Massasoit's people had been seriously weakened by a series of epidemics and were vulnerable to attacks by the Narragansetts, and he formed an alliance with the colonists at Plymouth Colony for defense against them. It was through his assistance that the Plymouth Colony avoided starvation during the early years.
He was one of the most important and honored guests of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
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The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America
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2024
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King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict
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1999
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