There was a unique relationship between the Wampanoag Indians and the “pilgrim” settlers. The pilgrims heard the Wampanoag’s in the forest for months before their first face-to-face encounter. The Indians encountered the settlers during the celebration of survival, also known as the first Thanksgiving; the pilgrims knew they wouldn’t have made it through the deadly winter without the Indians help. With that being said the pilgrims were very welcoming towards the Indians, who had also, brought three freshly killed deer, to the celebration. At first, their relationship was focused on diplomacy and trade. Even though they were an unlikely match, they shared an urgent need for allies. Overall, they had frequent disputed by English assertion of…show more content… On the other hand, the Europeans were all alone in the new world, the great Atlantic Ocean separated them from their family and friends, and the deadly winter had killed many. In 1621, both the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims signed a treaty of alliance, that Massasoit came up with. Massasoit was a very powerful man, that was “in charge” of the pilgrims. On one level Massasoit was thought to be true to himself, where on another level, he had to regret what he had done, what if they would of took a different course with dealing with these people? The pilgrims viewed the treaty by assuming that Massasoit submitted to the superior authority of King James; where Massasoit assumed that the agreement treated himself and the English king as equal partners. One thing that I think Massasoit done right was he came up with the treaty, which basically meant that no matter what color you skin was or who you were, he looked at you as a friend and that everybody was equal. However, I think it was kind of bad that he wouldn’t comprise at first, until he got terribly sick and a was nursed by a colonist back to health. Edward Winslow, was a separatist who traveled with the pilgrims on the mayflower in
