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Arrival at Cape Cod
The Mayflower anchors in Provincetown Harbor, the passengers having decided to settle in Cape Cod, New England. -
Quest of the Bay of Cape Cod
The Pilgrims set out to explore the bay of cape cod -
"First Encounter"
A party of explorers from the ship encounter Wampanoag on Cape Cod for the first time. Although shots are exchanged, no one is hurt in this “first encounter.” -
Settle Down.
The colonists choose an abandoned Wampanoag village called Patuxet for their new site. The former inhabitants had died or been scattered by a European disease four years before. -
Peace.
Samoset, a Monhegan Native, brings Tisquantum (Squanto) to New Plymouth and announces the imminent arrival of the Wampanoag leader Massasoit. Governor Carver and Massasoit conclude a treaty of peace. Squanto stays with the colonists.