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The Pilgrim-Wampanoag treaty was a
Background
Both the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims had been struggling prior to treaty's signing. Of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, only 52 would survive past the first winter.[1] Though the Pilgrims had intended to found a permanent settlement, they were all still living aboard the Mayflower or in temporary dwellings.
The Wampanoag were heavily weakened by an unknown disease outbreak (possibly smallpox or measles) from 1615-1619 which wiped out up to 90% of local population.[2] The Narragnsett, capitalized on this decimation of the Wampanoag and forced them to pay tribute. Massasoit was initially wary of the new arrivals, as previously Englishmen under John Smith's lieutenant Thomas Hunt had lured 20 Patuxet into slavery. After Massasoit's sachems summoned spirits to drive the settlers away to no effect, he decided to make peace with the settlers. Massasoit, having heard rumors of English power, sought a treaty with the new arrivals against the Narragansett.[3]
Signing and terms
Massosoit first sent
Edward Winslow recorded the terms of the treaty in Mourt's Relation as follows[4]
1. That neither he nor any of his should injure or do hurt to any of our people.
2. And if any of his did hurt to any of ours, he should send the offender, that we might punish him.
3. That if any of our tools were taken away when our people are at work, he should cause them to be restored, and if ours did any harm to any of his, we would do the likewise to them.
4. If any did unjustly war against him, we would aid him; if any did war against us, he should aid us.
5. He should send to his neighbor confederates, to certify them of this, that they might not wrong us, but might be likewise comprised in the conditions of peace.
6. That when their men came to us, they should leave their bows and arrows behind them, as we should do our pieces when we came to them.
7. That King James would esteem Massasoit as his friend and ally.
Aftermath and legacy
The treaty was nearly broken just a year after it was signed when Massasoit demanded Bradford, who had become governor of Plymouth after Carver's death, turn over Squanto to face Wampanoag justice. Bradford was reluctant to turn over the man who assisted so greatly in the colony's survival past the first winter and delayed until the point was rendered moot by Squanto's death in 1622.[5]
Having avoided this early hurdle the treaty remained in place for over fifty years, making in the only treaty between
The treaty was commemorated on the reverse side of 2011 edition of the
References
- ^ a b c Dorn, Nathan (2017-03-22). "The Treaty That Saved Plymouth Colony | In Custodia Legis". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Why the Wampanoag Signed a Peace Treaty with the Mayflower Pilgrims". HISTORY. 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ a b Mark, Joshua J. "Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1622, Part I". www.histarch.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "SMDPA - Pilgrims and Wampanoag: The Prudence of Bradford and Massasoit". sail1620.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Massasoit - MayflowerHistory.com". mayflowerhistory.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "2011 Native American $1 Coin". usmint.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-24.