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4/1/2006, 07:28 AM
April 1, 1621 The Pilgrim-Wampanoag peace treaty
On this day 385 years ago at the Plymouth settlement in present-day Massachusetts, the leaders of the Plymouth colonists, acting on behalf of King James I, make a defensive alliance with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoags.
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Doing the deal
The agreement, in which both parties promised to not "doe hurt" to one another, was the first treaty between a Native American tribe and a group of European migrants.
According to the treaty, if a Wampanoag broke the peace, he would be sent to Plymouth for punishment; if a pilgrim broke the law, he would likewise be sent to the Wampanoags.
Treaty text:
I. That neither he nor any of his, should injure or doe hurt to any of their peeple.
II. That if any of his did any hurt to any of theirs, he should send the offender that they might punish him.
III. That if any thing were taken away from any of theirs, he should cause it to be restored; and they should doe the like to his.
IV. That if any did unjustly war against him, they would aide him; and if any did war against them, he should aide them.
V. That he should send to his neighbours confederates to certify them of this, that they might not wrong them, but might be likewise comprised in the conditions of peace.
VI. That when their men came to them, they should leave their bows and arrows behind them.
From the Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, edited by Samuel Eliot Morison, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf
In November 1620, the Mayflower arrived in the New World, carrying 101 English settlers, commonly known as the pilgrims. The majority of the pilgrims were Puritan Separatists, who migrated to America to escape the jurisdiction of the Church of England, which they believed violated biblical precepts.
After coming to anchor in what is today Provincetown harbor in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, a party of armed men under the command of Captain Myles Standish was sent to explore the immediate area and find a location suitable for settlement.
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I guess this is as good as any other image of Miles Standish.
In December, the explorers went ashore in Plymouth, where they found cleared fields and plentiful running water; a few days later the Mayflower came to anchor in Plymouth harbor, and settlement began.
The pilgrim's first direct contact with an indian was made in March 1621, and soon after, Chief Massasoit paid a visit to the settlement. After an exchange of greetings and gifts, the two peoples signed a peace treaty that lasted for more than 50 years.
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BTW, you know these migrants actually had the gall to bring a flag from their homeland and fly it over their new village? They even marched around and stuff...with guns!:eek: :eek: :eek:
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On this day 385 years ago at the Plymouth settlement in present-day Massachusetts, the leaders of the Plymouth colonists, acting on behalf of King James I, make a defensive alliance with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoags.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8107/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz28.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Doing the deal
The agreement, in which both parties promised to not "doe hurt" to one another, was the first treaty between a Native American tribe and a group of European migrants.
According to the treaty, if a Wampanoag broke the peace, he would be sent to Plymouth for punishment; if a pilgrim broke the law, he would likewise be sent to the Wampanoags.
Treaty text:
I. That neither he nor any of his, should injure or doe hurt to any of their peeple.
II. That if any of his did any hurt to any of theirs, he should send the offender that they might punish him.
III. That if any thing were taken away from any of theirs, he should cause it to be restored; and they should doe the like to his.
IV. That if any did unjustly war against him, they would aide him; and if any did war against them, he should aide them.
V. That he should send to his neighbours confederates to certify them of this, that they might not wrong them, but might be likewise comprised in the conditions of peace.
VI. That when their men came to them, they should leave their bows and arrows behind them.
From the Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, edited by Samuel Eliot Morison, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf
In November 1620, the Mayflower arrived in the New World, carrying 101 English settlers, commonly known as the pilgrims. The majority of the pilgrims were Puritan Separatists, who migrated to America to escape the jurisdiction of the Church of England, which they believed violated biblical precepts.
After coming to anchor in what is today Provincetown harbor in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, a party of armed men under the command of Captain Myles Standish was sent to explore the immediate area and find a location suitable for settlement.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7540/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz21.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I guess this is as good as any other image of Miles Standish.
In December, the explorers went ashore in Plymouth, where they found cleared fields and plentiful running water; a few days later the Mayflower came to anchor in Plymouth harbor, and settlement began.
The pilgrim's first direct contact with an indian was made in March 1621, and soon after, Chief Massasoit paid a visit to the settlement. After an exchange of greetings and gifts, the two peoples signed a peace treaty that lasted for more than 50 years.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7488/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz22.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
BTW, you know these migrants actually had the gall to bring a flag from their homeland and fly it over their new village? They even marched around and stuff...with guns!:eek: :eek: :eek:
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9161/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz17.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/584/insane7zo2xc.jpg