The Local Wampanoag Indians Were Not Too Concerned About the English

question 27

Multiple Choice

The local Wampanoag Indians were not too concerned about the English arrivals because

• A) they had learned from the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia that these were harmless people.
• B) they were in dire need of European tools and equipment.
• C) they hoped to trade with the newcomers and then expel them from present-day Maine.
• D) they were interested in the Puritans' religious teachings.
• E) the presence of women and children in the Puritan settlement convinced them of the newcomers' peaceful intentions.

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