Invasion from All Directions—Stolen Lands, Stolen Peoples 1600-1699

1614-1621

Pilgrims rob graves and pillage villages

The Pilgrims had learned that Native people bury their dead with stores of corn and beans. After their arrival, the Pilgrims desecrate Native graves and take the seeds. Seeing this, the Wampanoag attack the Pilgrims but retreat upon the sound of gunfire. (https://lenapeprograms.info/celebrate-november/thanksgiving-pov)

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