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Massasoit Sachem (/ ˌ m æ s ə ˈ s ɔɪ (ɪ) t / MASS-ə-SOYT, - SOY-it) or Ousamequin (c. 1581 – 1661) was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. Massasoit means Great Sachem. Massasoit was not his name but a title. English colonists mistook Massasoit as his name and it stuck.
Massasoit (born c. 1590, near present Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.—died 1661, near Bristol) was a Wampanoag Indian chief who throughout his life maintained peaceful relations with English settlers in the area of the Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 30, 2020 · Massasoit (l. c. 1581-1661) was the sachem (chief) of the Wampanoag Confederacy of modern-day New England, USA. Massasoit (also given as Massasoyt) is a title meaning Great Sachem; his given name was Ousamequin of the Pokanoket tribe of modern-day Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Massasoit was the chief of the Wampanoag Confederacy of Native Americans who lived in the region of modern-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
- Massasoit is best known as the chief who befriended the pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony and sent Squanto to teach them how to survive.
- Massasoit decided to help the pilgrims in the hopes they would help him regain his status in the region which he had lost due to European diseases...
- No. There is no evidence that Massasoit or the other Native Americans were invited to Plymouth Colony for the First Thanksgiving. Massasoit most li...
Nov 17, 2020 · Learn about Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag tribe who allied with the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1621. Discover his life, achievements, challenges, and how he is remembered today.
- Dina Gilio-Whitaker
May 17, 2018 · Massasoit was a Native American leader who ruled the Wampanoags and related tribes in southeastern New England in the early seventeenth century. He helped the English settlers survive the harsh conditions and taught them how to plant crops, and participated in the first Thanksgiving feast.
Apr 21, 2017 · Massasoit was the intertribal chief of the Wampanoag Nation who signed a treaty with the Pilgrims in 1621. After 20 years of searching, his remains and 658 objects from 42 burials have been recovered from museums and will be reburied in Rhode Island.
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Dec 2, 2020 · The Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty is the document drafted and signed on 22 March 1621 CE between governor John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE) of the Plymouth Colony and the sachem (chief) Ousamequin (better known by his title Massasoit, l. c. 1581-1661 CE) of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The treaty established peaceful relations between the two ...
