Which Statement Best Describes the First Stage of Contact Between

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the first stage of contact between Indians and English colonists at Plymouth?

A) The Wampanoag immediately attacked the new arrivals, decimating the colonists´ ranks and slowing colonization for decades.
B) Tensions quickly escalated into King Philip´s War, which resulted in the weakened local tribes conceding to relocation to reservations.
C) The earliest relations between the thriving local Indian tribes around Plymouth Bay and English colonists were peaceful, setting the stage for many decades of cooperation and shared prosperity.
D) Already allied with the French through the fur trade, the Wampanoag tried unsuccessfully to prevent any settlement by the English by selling their land to the French.
E) Already severely weakened by disease, the Wampanoag initially sought peaceful accommodation with the settlers.