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The New England Colonies

Question 4 • *MPS SS221-CR U.S. History S1 2023-24

The Pequot War was an example of

Answer
A
a conflict in which Indigenous peoples allied with English colonists and fought other Indigenous peoples.
B
an English militia creating conflict between English colonists and various Indigenous tribes.
C
an English militia helping to settle a violent conflict between two Indigenous tribes.
D
a conflict in which Indigenous tribes banded together to fight English colonists and drive them off.

Explanation

During the Pequot War (1636–1638), English colonists fought the Pequot with help from Indigenous allies, including the Mohegan and Narragansett. It is therefore an example of Indigenous peoples allying with English colonists to fight other Indigenous peoples. The conflict was not a united Indigenous effort to drive the English out.

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