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George II

(67,782 posts) Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:20 AM Jun 2018

Imagine if the Native Americans stopped the Pilgrims from leaving the Mayflower....

....searched the adults and separated them from their children back in 1620?

They were a different race / color, different religion, and didn't speak their language.

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Imagine if the Native Americans stopped the Pilgrims from leaving the Mayflower.... (Original Post) George II Jun 2018 OP

They bet they wish they did. Soxfan58 Jun 2018 #1

Big mistake on their part n/t malaise Jun 2018 #2

The area was severely depopulated due to a recent deadly epidemic or epidemics. eShirl Jun 2018 #3

Especially since one of the first things the Pilgrims did thucythucy Jun 2018 #4

They should have prevented that boat from landing. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #5

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

1. They bet they wish they did.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jun 2018

malaise

(269,008 posts)

2. Big mistake on their part n/t

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Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:24 AM

Jun 2018

eShirl

(18,493 posts)

3. The area was severely depopulated due to a recent deadly epidemic or epidemics.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:28 AM

Jun 2018

Think, post-apocalyptic level.

So, there wasn't much opposition when they first arrived on the scene.

thucythucy

(8,057 posts)

4. Especially since one of the first things the Pilgrims did

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:30 AM

Jun 2018

was to desecrate the graves of Native Americans for the corn buried there.

I can hear it now.

"The English aren't sending their best. They're sending lawbreakers, religious fanatics, they're sending grave robbers..."

Voltaire2

(13,041 posts)

5. They should have prevented that boat from landing.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2018, 11:53 AM

Jun 2018

Perhaps you were trying to make some other point?

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