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Arriving in the New World in the year of 1620 were the Pilgrims. Led by William Bradford, John Carver, and Miles Standish, the Pilgrims found survival to be very difficult. During their first winter in this new place nearly half of them died. The production of food, shelter, and clothing were the main difficulties that these people faced. On March 16, 1621 an Indian named Squanto entered the Pilgrim village. With the help of Squanto the Pilgrims were able to survive and succeed in their colonization efforts. Squanto was born into the Patuxet Indian tribe in the area of what would later become known of as Plymoth. Unfortunately, his date of birth is unknown. In this tribe Squanto learned many useful skills. He learned how to hunt for food and clothing, grow crops, and build living places. These skills would become quite useful to Squanto as he would later assist the Pilgrims in their sur
Through his education in the English language Squanto was able to communicate very well with the white men. Squanto showed the men how to hunt, fish, make clothing, and plant crops, mainly corn. He also taught them that the remains of a fish work excellent as a fertilizer. Without his help the Pilgrims would not have planted the twenty acres of corn that helped them survive that year. In 1622 Squanto died of a fever. He is still remembered and honored nearly 400 years later. Without Squanto's help perhaps none of the Pilgrims would have survived and their story may have ended in a different way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Squanto contributed to agriculture in many ways. First of all, this hero figure saved the lives of many people by teaching methods of crop production. Without his knowledge it may have taken many years for methods of pr
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