After the Mayflower Video – from 38:00 to the end
Relationship between the English (Pilgrims and Puritans) + Native Americans in Massasoit’s lifetime
1. What is wampum?
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2. By 1630, why does it look like things are going well for Massasoit and his Wampanoag tribe?
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3. How did one English minister see the sicknesses that wiped out so many Natives a positive sign
from God?
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4. How did the English population in the area grow in Massasoit’s lifetime?
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5. What is the problem with the animals (especially Pigs) the Puritans brought?
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6. Why was Massasoit losing the ability to control the English in the early 1630’s? What was he forced
to do that he did not wish to do?
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7. What is it about the English victory over the Pequots in the Pequot War of 1637 that really
upset/worried Massasoit and other native leaders?
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Relations with English Settlers in Phillip’s (Metacom’s) Lifetime
8. Describe Phillip’s upbringing.
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9. What was the purpose of the praying town set up in Natick? Why did Massasoit and Philip distrust
the missionaries who came?
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10. When Phillip became the leader of the Wampanoag, what are the main challenges facing his
people?
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11. Why did the Plymouth authorities summon Phillip to see them in 1671? What do the authorities
force him to do?
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12. When does” King Phillip’s War” start? Where does it spread?
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13. How does the violence at the start of the war affect the English settlers?
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14. During the war, what do the Puritans do to the Natives living in Praying towns?
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15. How many English are killed in the first part of 1676? How many towns are destroyed? How many
Natives are killed? What happens to many of the Native survivors who were captured?
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16. In August 1676, Phillip was captured and killed. What did the English do with his body? Why?
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Extensions:
Due Wed: Create a timeline of English-NA relations in the New England from 1620- 1676. It can in
any form you want—a list, visuals, etc.
Due Thursday: The relationship between the English and Native Americans got much worse in this
time period. Write a paragraph telling me if you think the history could have unfolded differently. If
you say no, explain why not. If you say yes, explain what might have made a difference.