Why did the Pokanoket Indians extend aid to the Pilgrims?
A. Their religion taught that all men were brothers.
B. They wanted to lull the Pilgrims into a false sense of security before enslaving them.
C. They wanted the Pilgrims as allies against the neighboring Narragansett Indians.
D. The Pilgrims supplied them with liquor.
Answer: C
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