Question

What was the name of the leader of the wampanoag tribe who helped prevent the pilgrims from starving?

Answer 1

Metacom, also known as King Philip, was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe who helped prevent the pilgrims from starving during King Philip's War.

Step-by-step explanation:

The leader of the Wampanoag tribe who helped prevent the pilgrims from starving was Metacom, also known as King Philip among the English. Metacom succeeded his brother Wamsutta as the sachem of the Wampanoag tribe and formed an alliance against English expansionism. This alliance led to the conflict known as King Philip's War, in which the Wampanoag and other tribes fought against the English settlers.

Answer 2

After the arrival of the Mayflower on December 16, 1620, at Plymouth Harbor, the pilgrims settled in an abandoned Wampanoag village. It took a couple of months until the settlers had contact with the indigenous. The contact came with Tisquantum (Squanto), an Indian who helped the English in how to plant corn, fish and develop a subsistence economy, preventing them from starving. In March of 1621, the pilgrims entered in a treaty of mutual protection with the Pokanoket Wampanoag leader, Ousamequin (Massasoit).