Native Americans played an important role in the American History. When the Pilgrims emigrated to the New World, they knew little about the conditions of the country. They suffered diseases throughout their journey on the Mayflower and a lot of them died. As they landed in the New World, it was late in the year and the winter was at its best. Some of the settlers didn’t survive because they didn’t have shelter, food and medicines. They were really having a hard tme getting used to the land they