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Massasoit Sachem (/ ˌ m æ s ə ˈ s ɔɪ (ɪ) t / MASS-ə-SOYT, - SOY-it) [1] [2] or Ousamequin (c. 1581 – 1661) [3] was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. Massasoit means Great Sachem. Although Massasoit was only his title, English colonists mistook it as his name and it stuck. [4]
Massasoit was the grand sachem (intertribal chief) of all the Wampanoag Indians, who inhabited parts of present Massachusetts and Rhode Island, particularly the coastal regions.
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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.
Nov 17, 2020 · Chief Massasoit (1580–1661), as he was known to the Mayflower Pilgrims, was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe. Also known as The Grand Sachem as well as Ousemequin (sometimes spelled Woosamequen), Massasoit played a major role in the success of the Pilgrims.
Massasoit Ousemequin. Massasoit was the leader of the Wampanoag when the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth in 1620.
Nov 19, 2020 · Facing threats from local rivals and deadly epidemics, the Native American leader used his alliance with the English to protect his people. When the Wampanoag Ousamequin, popularly remembered as ...
Apr 21, 2017 · When the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts in 1620, one of the first native leaders the Pilgrims met was Massasoit, the intertribal chief of the Wampanoag Nation. The Wampanoag, whose people...
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