Why Did Wampanoag Decide To Help The Mayflower Pilgrims At First
1. In 1617-19 nine out of ten natives died from deceases that were left by the European people, suffering horrible deaths.
2. Wampanoag decide to help the Mayflower pilgrims at first because the native people were getting sick and starving and knew that the Europeans were not out to cause trouble since they had brought their women and children with them. By the end of the winter Wampanoag noticed that the Pilgrims had lost 45 out of 112 people. Which prompted Massasoit to ally with the English because he thought that he could get anything that he wanted from them. He thought that if he allied with them he could control them, and he knew that if they needed to be defended, they had the military experience to defend them.
3. The English cautious
2. Wampanoag decide to help the Mayflower pilgrims at first because the native people were getting sick and starving and knew that the Europeans were not out to cause trouble since they had brought their women and children with them. By the end of the winter Wampanoag noticed that the Pilgrims had lost 45 out of 112 people. Which prompted Massasoit to ally with the English because he thought that he could get anything that he wanted from them. He thought that if he allied with them he could control them, and he knew that if they needed to be defended, they had the military experience to defend them.
3. The English cautious