Miles Standish
Miles Standish’s troops often took food and land from the American Indian. This would in turn upset the Indians.
In 1601, Miles Standish joined the English army and in August of 1620, Maria and his wife, Rosa set sail for the United States. They were on the ship named Mayflower and the other ship “Speedwall” developed a leak. In August of 1620, Mayflower set sail alone and in November of 1620, the Mayflower which Miles and his wife, Rosa were on dropped archer off what is now called the coast of Massachusetts. Standish went to protect the colonists and ended up training the men at Plymouth on how to do exactly that. He tried to develop peaceful relations with many of the Indians tribes in the area.
Most of the men on the ship signed “The Mayflower Compact”. Those who signed the agreement agreed to obey the newly elected officials. John Carver was elected the first Governor.
The men found food stored by the Indians and took it as there own and the men robbed the Indian graves.
In December of 1620, the Pilgrims found a area which had fresh water and they named the area “Plymouth Colony.” In January of 1621, most of the settlers were sick with which was named the “Great Sickness.” In January of 1621, Rosa died because of the great sickness.
February of 1621, Standish was named the military commander of the Plymouth Colonies and in March, the settlers had a surprise visit from an Indian name Samoset. Samoset returned with an Indian Chief named Squanto. Squanto acted as an interpreter between the Indians and the settlers. A peace treaty was signed and this treaty lasted for fifty years.
In March of 1623, Standish killed Wituwamet and cut his head off. Taking the head with him, Miles Standish took it to the fort and put it on a pole for display. Many Indians took this as a warning.
In July of 1623, Miles Standish married a lady named Barbara. Some people think Barbara was Rosa’s sister and the two knew each other. Standish and his family left Plymouth to start another settlement three miles away from Plymouth. The new settlement is named Duxbury.
In May, 1653, Standish was named Deputy Governor of Plymouth and on October 3, 1656, Miles Standish passed away.
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