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Originally Posted by lumberjim
the lands that the plymouth settlers first settled on had been virtually emptied by disease brought by prior white traders. therefore, they were in no real position to defend the land. and were by no means united among themselves. Had they been hale and populous, they very well may have defended their land with force. ...for a time.
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There was more than enough Indians to kick ass. They were so close to Plymouth Plantation, there wasn't enough land for the Pilgrims to expand their fields. That's why they asked permission to plant a section further south from where they landed. The Wampanoags said, have at it, because the village that had been on that spot died out of disease, and they wanted no parts of it.