According to Of Plymouth Plantation, which statement best describes the Pilgrims' attitude toward the Indigenous peoples they encountered after landing at Cape Cod?

In Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford describes the Pilgrims’ first encounters after landing at Cape Cod as fearful and dangerous. They saw signs of Indigenous people nearby and worried that they might be attacked, so they treated the people they encountered as a potential threat. This makes “They thought the Indigenous peoples were both violent and hostile” the best choice; the other statements do not describe their immediate attitude in those encounters.

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