After being captured to be sold into slavery, Squanto joined the Newfoundland Company where he learned English. After his work for the Newfoundland Company, he went back to his homeland, located somewhere near Plymouth. Therefore, when the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Squanto became their interpreter, guide, and agricultural advisor. While helping the Pilgrims adapt to their new surroundings, Squanto taught them how to catch fish, grow crops such as corn, and even how to fertilize their crops. An additional thing Squanto did for the Pilgrims was teach them out to construct houses that would save them for the terribly cold winters. By doing this, Squanto saved many pilgrims’ lives. Once the crops he taught the men to grow were harvested, he instructed the pilgrim women on how to cook the food. He also served as translator for them so they could trade with the Indians and better understand how to deal with them when it came to bargaining. He was considered by the Pilgrims to be "God's instrument". Without his help their story could have had a different ending.
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