Massasoit

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Massasoit was the 17th-century Wampanoag leader who forged a crucial peace alliance with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Wampanoag leader
person
alsoKnownAs Ousamequin
linked to: Massasoit

Ousamequin Massasoit
linked to: Massasoit
child Metacom
Metacomet
Mooanam
Philip (King Philip)
Sunoho
Wamsutta
countryOfCitizenship Wampanoag Confederacy
linked to: Wampanoag people
dateOfBirth circa 1581
dateOfDeath circa 1661
dateOfEvent 1621 peace treaty with Plymouth Colony
durationOfAlliance approximately 40 years
ethnicity Wampanoag
linked to: Wampanoag people
hasRole diplomat
peacemaker
tribal chief
historicalEra 17th century
influenced early relations between Native Americans and English colonists in New England
languageSpoken Wampanoag language
maintainedPeaceWith Plymouth Colony
mentionedIn Mourt’s Relation
Of Plymouth Plantation
metWith Edward Winslow
Samoset
Squanto
William Bradford
nativeLanguage Wampanoag language
notableFor forging a peace alliance with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony
signing a peace treaty with Plymouth Colony in 1621
placeOfBirth Pokanoket region
area around present-day Bristol, Rhode Island
placeOfDeath Pokanoket territory
linked to: Pokanoket region
positionHeld Grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy
linked to: Massasoit

sachem of the Pokanoket
region New England
present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island
religion traditional Wampanoag religion
residence Sowams
area of present-day Warren, Rhode Island
roleInEvent ally of Plymouth Colony
protector of Plymouth settlers
signedTreatyWith Pilgrims
Plymouth Colony
spouse Unnamed Wampanoag woman

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Wampanoag people leader Massasoit
Massasoit alsoKnownAs Ousamequin
linked to: Massasoit
Massasoit alsoKnownAs Ousamequin Massasoit
linked to: Massasoit
Massasoit positionHeld Grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy
linked to: Massasoit
Pokanoket associatedWith Massasoit
Pokanoket governedBy Massasoit
Weetamoo relative Massasoit
Pilgrims interactedWith Massasoit
Patuxet associatedWith Massasoit
Metacom relative Massasoit
Metacom father Massasoit
Metacomet father Massasoit
Edward Winslow negotiatedWith Massasoit
Sowams wasSeatOf Massasoit
Sowams associatedWithPerson Massasoit
Squanto workedWith Massasoit
Samoset introduced Massasoit
Samoset associatedWith Massasoit
Mooanam father Massasoit
Sunoho childOf Massasoit
Sunoho hasFather Massasoit
Philip (King Philip) father Massasoit
Wamsutta father Massasoit
First Thanksgiving (1621) hasAssociatedPeople Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoag
linked to: Massasoit
Massasoit Community College namedAfter Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag people
linked to: Massasoit
Wootonekanuske relativeByMarriage Massasoit (father-in-law, traditionally)
linked to: Massasoit
Metacomet relative Massasoit
subject linked to: Philip
Metacomet father Massasoit
subject linked to: Philip
Statue of Massasoit depicts Massasoit
Statue of Massasoit subject Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag
linked to: Massasoit
Tisquantum workedWith Massasoit
Wampanoag Nation leader Massasoit
Alexander father Massasoit
Alexander relative Massasoit
Alexander successorOf Massasoit as Wampanoag leader
linked to: Massasoit
Alexander Pokanoket father Massasoit
Alexander Pokanoket relative Massasoit