Why was Samoset so important to the history of the Plymouth Colony?

Samoset was the first native to meet the Pilgrims when they landed in Plymouth. Imagine their astonishment when Samoset greeted them using the English language. He had learned to speak English from fisherman to the north of Plymouth. Since he could speak their tongue, the English learned a great deal about the geography of the land and the politics of the natives. He also introduced them to Squanto, another Native American that could speak English.

Squanto and Samoset were important to the early colonists because they acted as a diplomat on behalf of the Puritans to the Indian tribes. Samoset forged the first land agreement with the Puritans. Samoset and Squanto were important to the Pilgrims because they shared their knowledge of agriculture with them and they forged an alliance with a local native tribe that endured for many decades.