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Samoset Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the life and legacy of Samoset through this engaging timeline game.

  • Learn about Samoset’s first encounter with the Pilgrims in 1621
  • Discover how Samoset acted as a mediator between the Pilgrims and Native American tribes
  • Place key events in Samoset’s life in their correct chronological order
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  • 1590: Samoset is born in the Pemaquid Peninsula in present-day Maine
  • 1615: Samoset first encounters European settlers in Maine
  • 1615-1616: Samoset learns English from fishermen and traders visiting the region
  • March 1621: Samoset travels to the Plymouth colony in present-day Massachusetts
  • March 16, 1621: Samoset approaches the Plymouth colonists and greets them in English
  • March 1621: Samoset introduces the Pilgrims to Squanto, a Native American who helps them establish relations with local tribes
  • 1621: Samoset helps the Pilgrims negotiate a peace treaty with the Wampanoag tribe
  • 1621: Samoset returns to his tribe in Maine after helping the Pilgrims
  • 1621: Samoset visits the Plymouth colony again and brings more Native Americans to trade with the Pilgrims
  • 1621-1622: Samoset serves as a mediator between the Pilgrims and Native American tribes in the region
  • 1621-1622: Samoset becomes a trusted ally of the Plymouth colonists
  • 1622: Samoset helps the Pilgrims survive a harsh winter by providing them with food and supplies
  • 1622-1623: Samoset continues to visit the Plymouth colony and maintain friendly relations with the settlers
  • Sometime after 1623: Samoset dies in Maine, possibly due to illness or old age

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