. A junior class history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States .. . imes seen lurking in the woods, but fled as soon as the Englishapproached them. One day, however,an Indian, to their surprise, boldly en-tered the settlement, and exclaimed, AVelcome, Englishmen! This was achief named Samoset, who had pickedup u little knowledge of English amongthe fishermen on the coast of Maine. InAN mDiAN WARRIOR ^ fg^y ^.^^.^ Massasoit {mas-sa-soW), thegreat chief of the Wam-pan-o-ags, came with a number ofhis warriors to -^aj th
. A junior class history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States .. . imes seen lurking in the woods, but fled as soon as the Englishapproached them. One day, however,an Indian, to their surprise, boldly en-tered the settlement, and exclaimed, AVelcome, Englishmen! This was achief named Samoset, who had pickedup u little knowledge of English amongthe fishermen on the coast of Maine. InAN mDiAN WARRIOR ^ fg^y ^.^^.^ Massasoit {mas-sa-soW), thegreat chief of the Wam-pan-o-ags, came with a number ofhis warriors to -^aj the strangers a friendly visit. ThePilgrims made u treaty with the chief, and afterward withCa-non-i-cus, tlie chief of the ISar-ra-gan-setts.* * At first Canon icus was inclined to be hostile. He sent to Plymouth a bundle ofarrows, bound with a rattlesnakes skin, this being the Indian mode of declaring Bradford filled the skin with powder and ball, and sent it back. Canonicustook it for a fatal charm ; and the superstitious Indians passed it from village to vil-lage, till it came back to Plymouth. They did not dare to touch 9. Describe their sufferings the first winter. How many survived ? Who wereamong the deceased ? Who was the second governor ? 10. What was the conduct cfthe Indians ? Describe Samosets visit. What treaties were made ? 1629] NEW ENGLAND 67 11. Gro\A^th of the Plymouth Colony.—For some timethe settlers suffered greatly for the want of provisions ; andit was not until the lands were divided among the settlersthat the colony commenced to prosper.* Their numbersdid not increase fast, for only good and pious men were de-sired to join them. Ten years after their settlement theyobtained a grant of the land Avhich they occupied, from theCouncil of Plymouth, who had succeeded to the powers andrights of the Plymouth Company. The colony, at thattime, numbered about three hundred persons. 12. As the Puritans were still persecuted in England,very many d
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