Why Did the Wampanoag Indians Attack New England Settlements in 1675

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why did the Wampanoag Indians attack New England settlements in 1675?

• A) A longstanding feud over the kidnapping of a Puritan woman finally erupted into warfare.
• B) The Indians were tired of the Puritans violently trying to convert them to Christianity.
• C) A new Wampanoag spiritual leader commanded the Indians to drive the whites from their homeland.
• D) New Englanders had been steadily encroaching on land the Indians needed to survive.

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