Squanto Returned Home After Years Across The Atlantic – And Found His Village Empty
One sees providence.
The other reveals cost.
Yet both shaped what happened next.
The 1621 Agreement
Ousamequin and Plymouth entered into an agreement of mutual protection in 1621.
The arrangement was not a sentimental friendship pact.
It was diplomacy.
The Wampanoag leadership had strategic reasons to engage with the newcomers.
Plymouth needed food, security, and local knowledge.
Both sides were evaluating risk.
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