Originally posted by J. Fold
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Hundreds of thousands were taken by ship by the Europeans, presumably to Europe. Columbus took Native Americans back to Europe. And the east coast was raided and Indians were being kidnapped for over 80 years before Henry Hudson's first "official" visit. that is why the east coast was kinda sparse...many were already taken, and others moved inland to stay away from the coast.
Read about that guy who welcomed the Pilgrims. I can't remember his name.... he was kidnapped and taken to Spain and England and some monks freed him and he sailed back home only to find that all his people were gone. He already knew the English language by the time the Pilgrims arrived.
edit: He was known as Samoset. Here is a reference about how he was kidnapped and taken to Spain and escaped to England, and how he learned English. He happens to be a famous kidnapped Indian. There were many more we don't know about.
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