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Wampanoag Tribe in the 1600’s

By Isaac O.

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Location

Location:

  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • nearby Islands

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Homes

  • Wetus
  • Dome shaped
  • Several families

lived in each Wetu

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Food

  • Hunted and fished
  • Planted corn, beans and squash

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Chief

  • Massasoit
  • Died in 1661

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Relationship with Pilgrims

The Wampanoags taught the Pilgrims how to survive in their new home. They did not get along forever. Things became tense. Metacom was killed by the settlers.There was a war called King Philip's War. The Wampanoag lost the war and had to leave their land.

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Source

Britannica School Elementary, school.eb.com/levels/elementary