Squanto played a crucial part in making this colony successful. Without Squanto, the pilgrims would have most likely not survived. Squanto made a deal shortly after the pilgrims arrived. The pilgrims made a truce with Squanto stating that they would not harm them and fight with them should they ever go to war. Earlier, the indians had stolen some of the pilgrims tools and they returned them after talking with them. Squanto also served as a translator for the pilgrims and indians. Squanto was the indian who spoke the best english and served as a vital communication tool for both the indians and pilgims. Squanto was also crucial in creating the first thanksgiving in which the indian tribe gave plenty of food to the pilgrims.
Without Squanto, the pilgrims would have had a more difficult journey, and our American history would not be the same.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Journals of Discovery- General History of Virginia
For my blog this week, i am going to reflect on John Smith's Journal, "The General History of Virginia". When the colonists first arrived, they had many hardships to endure.
When they first arrived, the weather was hot and it began to take is toll on them. Along with that, they had a limited source for fresh water, making it difficult to work and find gold like they hoped for. After a while,the colonists ran out of the already small food supply that they had. The only way they could get more food was to trade with the indians, which was a very risky plan.The colonists also faced the dangers of many diseases. These diseases took the lives of many of the men, making the chance of survival less for the remaining colonists. Throughout all of the hardships that the colonists went through, enough of them survived to help build a strong foundation for the country that it would soon become.
When they first arrived, the weather was hot and it began to take is toll on them. Along with that, they had a limited source for fresh water, making it difficult to work and find gold like they hoped for. After a while,the colonists ran out of the already small food supply that they had. The only way they could get more food was to trade with the indians, which was a very risky plan.The colonists also faced the dangers of many diseases. These diseases took the lives of many of the men, making the chance of survival less for the remaining colonists. Throughout all of the hardships that the colonists went through, enough of them survived to help build a strong foundation for the country that it would soon become.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Native american Culture Blog
This past week in class we have talked about Native Americn history. Personally, going into this week i did not know much about the culture of Native Americans except for a man that i knew in my childhood.
My whole life I have grown up in the same church. There was an elderly couple at my church, Marilyn and Monte Barnes. Both Marilyn and Monte were caucasian, but they had an adoptive daughter, Tina, who was Native American. At the time i was probably five or six, so i didn't think much of it. Tina had married a man, whose name I don't recall. He was also Native American. I remember laughing in church one sunday because Tina and her husband had came to church dressed in Native American outfits. I was so young that I did not realize how important their culture was to them.
Since Tina had grown up in an adoptive home, it was up to her to find out her heritage. I suspect that her husband, who also was adopted, had to do the same. That culture is all they knew of their relatives and they did their best to keep it alive.
a few years after Tina and her husband had been married, her husband suddenly passed away. I was older by then, maybe eight or nine. Being good friends if Tina and her parents, my family attended the funeral. The funeral was at a little church in somewhere in the cornfields of wisconsin. Marilyn, Monte, a few other members of our church, and my family were the only ones out of about 100 people who were not Native American. The funeral was not like a regular funeral. My memory of it is a bit foggy, but i remember chanting instead of singing, and drums instead of a traditional organ. That was the first time I really thought about how different cultures act, especially Native American culture.
Obviously, I am not the same girl that I was ten years ago. I have come along way from sitting in church laughing about the way someone dresses. Since Tina's husband has died, and I have lost contact with Tina, I have not really thought about Native American culture until this unit in class. I found it quite interesting to see how different it was and how ideas have changed from generations. If I have learned anything from this unit its that we should take time to learn of other cultures because it can be interesting and enjoyable.
My whole life I have grown up in the same church. There was an elderly couple at my church, Marilyn and Monte Barnes. Both Marilyn and Monte were caucasian, but they had an adoptive daughter, Tina, who was Native American. At the time i was probably five or six, so i didn't think much of it. Tina had married a man, whose name I don't recall. He was also Native American. I remember laughing in church one sunday because Tina and her husband had came to church dressed in Native American outfits. I was so young that I did not realize how important their culture was to them.
Since Tina had grown up in an adoptive home, it was up to her to find out her heritage. I suspect that her husband, who also was adopted, had to do the same. That culture is all they knew of their relatives and they did their best to keep it alive.
a few years after Tina and her husband had been married, her husband suddenly passed away. I was older by then, maybe eight or nine. Being good friends if Tina and her parents, my family attended the funeral. The funeral was at a little church in somewhere in the cornfields of wisconsin. Marilyn, Monte, a few other members of our church, and my family were the only ones out of about 100 people who were not Native American. The funeral was not like a regular funeral. My memory of it is a bit foggy, but i remember chanting instead of singing, and drums instead of a traditional organ. That was the first time I really thought about how different cultures act, especially Native American culture.
Obviously, I am not the same girl that I was ten years ago. I have come along way from sitting in church laughing about the way someone dresses. Since Tina's husband has died, and I have lost contact with Tina, I have not really thought about Native American culture until this unit in class. I found it quite interesting to see how different it was and how ideas have changed from generations. If I have learned anything from this unit its that we should take time to learn of other cultures because it can be interesting and enjoyable.
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