Pilgrims And Indians: The Real History
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. If your lefty aunt or niece starts badmouthing the Pilgrims today, here's an excellent X thread to set her straight.
Standish was an English mercenary hired by the Pilgrims to be their military advisor. He was not a Puritan himself.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
He was a landowner in England who had fought in the Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War.
The Pilgrims originally wanted John Smith, but he was too expensive pic.twitter.com/1LUsm9nsWf
On December 11, 1620, Standish led an expedition of 18 men to shore.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
It was during this expeditions that they made their First Encounter with Indians.
A group of Indians attacked them in the night without provocation. They were driven off without casualties. pic.twitter.com/XLqSyt0hzz
The Pilgrims finally made contact with the Indians in March of 1621 when Samoset, an English-speaking Indian, arrived as envoy of Massasoit, the chief of the Pokanoket tribe. A treaty of alliance was signed between the Pokanoket and Plymouth colony. pic.twitter.com/sJcKVLduTt
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
The first violence broke out between the Pilgrims and Indians when hostile Indians led by Corbitant, a rival of Massasoit, took Squanto captive, intending to kill him.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
Standish led a nighttime raid to rescue Squanto. Although two Indians were shot in the fighting, none died. pic.twitter.com/02nJoOs5bc
In March 1623, as more settlers were arriving in New England, Massasoit warned Plymouth Colony of a plan by the Massachusetts to wipe out Plymouth Colony.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
Standish initiated a pre-emptive strike; killing the leaders of the Massachusetts plot with the help of the Pokanokets. pic.twitter.com/Ku96YGWl5f
A half-century of peace was maintained between the Pilgrims and Indians - until the death of this first generation. Standish died in 1656. Bradford in 1657. Massasoit in 1662.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
Peace would be broken not by the Pilgrims, but by Massasoit's son, Metacom, also known as King Philip. pic.twitter.com/azSdVbggeQ
Ironically, the violence began with murder of an Indian by Indians. Josh Sassomon, an Indian convert to Christianity, learned of Philip's plans and tried to warn the Pilgrims.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
Sassomon was killed by Philip's partisans. The murderers were caught, tried, convicted, and executed. pic.twitter.com/v9D1Rn0VSn
More than half of the 110 towns in New England were attacked. Twelve were completely destroyed. However, this war also saw the birth of "New England" as an identity, as the various colonies needed to band together to form a militia capable of resisting Indian attacks. pic.twitter.com/eCcVGQvczu
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
Rather than join Philip, the Mohawks ambushed and obliterated his army. Philip escaped, but events had turned against him. His allies abandoned him, and the Colonists gained ground.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
He was eventually hunted down and killed by a raiding party led by Josiah Standish, Myles' son pic.twitter.com/jrULRnbmi8
This leads to many people to uncritically accept ignorant and anti-white narratives about the Pilgrims "stealing land" and "murdering Indians" when it could not be further from the truth.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
The Pilgrims fled religious persecution. They wanted peace and harmony, not war. pic.twitter.com/6YtFSDYqb4
Every incident of violence in the history of the Pilgrims was initiated by Indian aggression, and the Pilgrims maintained peace with the Pokanoket for fifty years.
— Generalissimo Snake (@EzhmaarSul) November 22, 2023
So, next time someone caterwauls about Thanksgiving, tell him to shove it up his ass.
And remember Myles Standish. pic.twitter.com/ZQoZJ8leqr
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