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

1614

Tisquantum (Squanto), a Patuxet Indian, is kidnapped and enslaved

Squanto or Tisquantum teaching the Plymouth colonists to plant corn with fish. Image: Garland Armor Bricker
Squanto or Tisquantum teaching the Plymouth colonists to plant corn with fish. Image: Garland Armor Bricker

Squanto is 1 of 24 Indians kidnapped by the English and taken to Spain for the slave market. Ransomed by monks in Spain, Squanto escapes to England, where he works for a wealthy merchant who teaches him English and arranges for Squanto’s return to his home (Nies, 1996).

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