Why Did Massasoit, Leader of the Wampanoag People, Want to Form

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why did Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag people, want to form an alliance with English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

• A) He feared the English settlers would kill him otherwise.
• B) He wanted the English to help him fight other Indians.
• C) He was a pacifist and didn't believe in fighting.
• D) He had first tried to kill the English and failed, so an alliance was a natural recourse.