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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MassasoitMassasoit - Wikipedia

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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.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › MassasoitMassasoit | Native American, Great Sachem, Plymouth Colony

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   Mar 26, 2024 · 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.

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4. www.thoughtco.com › profile-chief-massasoit-2477989Biography of Chief Massasoit, Native American Hero - ThoughtCo

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   Nov 17, 2020 · Learn about the life and achievements of Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag tribe who allied with the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1621. Explore his role in the wars, land sales, and cultural exchange with the English colonists.

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6. mayflowerhistory.com › massasoitMassasoit — MayflowerHistory.com

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   Learn about Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag tribe who made a peace treaty with the Pilgrims in 1620. Find out his personal description, his role in the conspiracy plot, and his death in 1661.

7. www.worldhistory.org › MassasoitMassasoit - World History Encyclopedia

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   Nov 30, 2020 · Who was Massasoit? Massasoit was the chief of the Wampanoag Confederacy of Native Americans who lived in the region of modern-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island. What is Massasoit best known for? Massasoit is best known as the chief who befriended the pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony and sent Squanto to teach them how to survive.

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   • 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...

8. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › massasoitMassasoit, Chief Who Signed Treaty With the Pilgrims, To Be ...

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   Apr 21, 2017 · Massasoit, the intertribal chief of the Wampanoag Nation who signed a treaty with the Pilgrims in 1621, will be reburied in his original burial site in Rhode Island after 20 years of search. The Wampanoag Nation have recovered 658 objects from 42 burials that were looted from the site by museums and collectors.

9. www.worldhistory.org › Pilgrim-Wampanoag_Peace_TreatyPilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty - World History Encyclopedia

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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.