- Half of their company died do to infections, scurvy, and other diseases brought on by the long journey and their harsh living conditions.
- Sqoanto was a native who had been to England and new the language who showed the pilgrims how to plant corn, where to catch fish and other tricks about the land to help them survive.
- Without the natives the pilgrims would have all died from starvation or they would have eaten each other until there was no one left. The natives showed them many ways to survive the winters and the plant and harvest foods.
7. The only part of this treaty that is fair to both side is condition number three. All of the other ones require the natives to aid the white men and to notify the other native tribes of the treaty, even though the Massasoit Indians had no business with the pilgrims and other tribes.
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