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In the northeast of North America, the land was divided between six tribes: the Wampanoag, the Narraganset, the Mohegan, the Nipmuck, the Mattabesic, and the Massachusett. By the 5th Century AD relations were souring, and resulted in the Wampanoag War. The five other tribes united against the Wampanoag, and during 428 defeated them and took their land, only leaving the island of Canopache. Overpopulation of the island threatened the existence of the Wampanoag, and for many years suffered from food storages. Something had to be done before the Wampanoags were wiped out.

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  • In the northeast of North America, the land was divided between six tribes: the Wampanoag, the Narraganset, the Mohegan, the Nipmuck, the Mattabesic, and the Massachusett. By the 5th Century AD relations were souring, and resulted in the Wampanoag War. The five other tribes united against the Wampanoag, and during 428 defeated them and took their land, only leaving the island of Canopache. Overpopulation of the island threatened the existence of the Wampanoag, and for many years suffered from food storages. Something had to be done before the Wampanoags were wiped out.
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  • In the northeast of North America, the land was divided between six tribes: the Wampanoag, the Narraganset, the Mohegan, the Nipmuck, the Mattabesic, and the Massachusett. By the 5th Century AD relations were souring, and resulted in the Wampanoag War. The five other tribes united against the Wampanoag, and during 428 defeated them and took their land, only leaving the island of Canopache. Overpopulation of the island threatened the existence of the Wampanoag, and for many years suffered from food storages. Something had to be done before the Wampanoags were wiped out. In 442 AD a man by the name of Makwa rose to power on Nantucket. Makwa was very intelligent, and he first introduced the idea of farming corn, beans, and squash. Previously, the six tribes only lived off of fish and game. Farming greatly increased the Wampanoag's food supply, but food shortages were still common. Still, this discovery made the people make him their sachem. Makwa then set off to unify the Wampanoag tribes on the island. He did this through war or negotions. In 448 the tribes were unified into a confederation, and Makwa was made the Head Sachem. Makwa declared that revenge was needed, and that the other five tribes should be driven from their homes. For the first time a full time army was creating, with about seven thousand men at the ready, each armed with spears and wooden shields. Further more, another thousand were armed with bows and arrows. Makwa was the head of the army, but the men were divided into groups of a thousand and controlled by a general. In 451 AD, Halley's Comet was visible from Earth. Makwa decided it was a good omen and that it was time for his attack. Using fishing boats, Makwa's troops landed near Mount Hope. Makwa made this his base of operations. Makwa planned to quickly eliminate each tribe before they could unite and mobilize their armies. Makwa first went west to take out the Naragansett.
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