Squanto was the interpreter for Massaoit (the Wampanoag Chief) and helped establish a treaty between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag's as well as helped the Pilgrims to survive with crops.
A French Revolution was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. The result of the French Revolution was the end of monarchy. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793 They could see that the American Revolution had created a country in which the people had power,instead of a king.
The text says that the reason she unplugged the devices was due to her kids "inhabiting" the media. It also says that her kids couldn't do homework without being distracted by things like music, texts, social media, etc.