Question

Select all the correct answers.

Which of the following lines from Of Plymouth Plantation best show that American Indians wanted to make peace with European colonists?
A"All this while the Indians came skulking about them, and would sometimes show themselves aloof off, but when any approached near them, they would run away."
B. "Being, after some time of entertainment and gifts, dismissed, a while after he came again, and 5 more with him, and they brought again all the tools that were stolen away before, and made way for the coming of their great Sachem, called Massasoyt; who, about 4 or 5 days after, came with the chief of his friends and other attendance, with the aforesaid Squanto."
C. "But about the 16th of March a certain Indian came boldly amongst them, and spoke to them in broken English, which they could well understand, but marveled at it."

D. "He became profitable to them in acquainting them with many things concerning the state of the country in the east-parts where he lived, which was afterwards profitable unto them; as also of the people hear, of their names, number, and strength; of their situation and distance from this place, and who was chief amongst them."

Answer 1

The correct answer that shows that American Indians wanted to make peace with European colonists is B. "Being after some time of entertainment and gifts, dismissed, a while after he came again, and 5 more with him, and they brought again all the tools that were stolen away before, and made way for the coming of their great Sachem, called Massasoyt; who, about 4 or 5 days after, came with the chief of his friends and other attendance, with the aforesaid Squanto."

Step-by-step explanation:

The said excerpt shows that American Indians were trying to make peace with the Europeans because first of all they brough gifts and returned the tools that had been stolen. Moreover, they even brought their Sachem, a paramount chief and returned later with more chiefs. Both actions seem like a reparation of things being stolen in order to soothe the relationship and then bringing their chiefs as a sign of respect to negotiate peace with the colonists.

Answer 2

B. "Being, after some time of entertainment and gifts, dismissed, a while after he came again, and 5 more with him, and they brought again all the tools that were stolen away before, and made way for the coming of their great Sachem, called Massasoyt; who, about 4 or 5 days after, came with the chief of his friends and other attendance, with the aforesaid Squanto."

Step-by-step explanation:

When the European colonists first came to the Plymouth Plantation, they were outright rejected and hated by the Native Indians. They feared that they will take their land and possessions from them. But that all changed based on the passage-

"Being, after some time of entertainment and gifts, dismissed, a while after he came again, and 5 more with him, and they brought again all the tools that were stolen away before, and made way for the coming of their great Sachem, called Massasoyt; who, about 4 or 5 days after, came with the chief of his friends and other attendance, with the aforesaid Squanto."

The very act of coming back with the things they had previously stolen, the returning of things show that they are reconciling with the thought of a peaceful existence between them. Added to that, they were also accompanied by their "great Sachem" who personifies the highest and most revered being of their community. And later on, the chiefs of other clans or tribes also came which shows their trust in them and their wanted effort to build a peaceful co- existing atmosphere between them. Thus, all these acts of the American Indians show that they wanted to make peace with the European colonists.