Which Statement Best Describes the First Stage of Contact Between

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the first stage of contact between Indians and English colonists at Plymouth?

• A) The Wampanoag immediately attacked the new arrivals, decimating the colonists´ ranks and slowing colonization for decades.
• B) Tensions quickly escalated into King Philip´s War, which resulted in the weakened local tribes conceding to relocation to reservations.
• C) The earliest relations between the thriving local Indian tribes around Plymouth Bay and English colonists were peaceful, setting the stage for many decades of cooperation and shared prosperity.
• D) Already allied with the French through the fur trade, the Wampanoag tried unsuccessfully to prevent any settlement by the English by selling their land to the French.
• E) Already severely weakened by disease, the Wampanoag initially sought peaceful accommodation with the settlers.

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