The Severe Population Losses Suffered by the Algonquian and Pequot

question 46

Multiple Choice

The severe population losses suffered by the Algonquian and Pequot peoples due to the spread of disease led to

• A)increased violence toward both neighboring Indians and New England settlers.
• B)their willingness to comply with the Treaty of Middle Plantation.
• C)their accelerated assimilation into new Puritan society.
• D)relocation to more western lands.

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