Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Historical Figure

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the historical figure Metacom?

• A) He was known to the British colonists as King Philip and was the Wampanoag chief during King Philip's War, which resulted in his gruesome defeat and decapitation.
• B) He confessed to the murder of John Sassamon, a Christian Indian, which convinced the British colonists to pursue missionary work and trade agreements with his people rather than violence.
• C) He survived King Philip's War by successfully escaping west with his Narragansett tribe to lands not yet known or explored by the colonists.
• D) He was the leader of the Iroquois League who led such targeted and stealthy attacks against the Dutch and French that the Native Americans suffered few casualties.
• E) He was a devout Christian opposed to the primacy of the Puritan Church who started a widespread conflict among competing churches in New England.

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