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"You are a mighty sachem (chief) and we are but a small people. When the English first came to New York to Virginia and Maryland, they were but a small people and we a large nation; and we finding they were good people gave them land and dealt civilly by them; now that you are grown numerous and we decreased, you must protect us against the French, which if you don’t we shall loose all our hunting and beavers. The French want all the beavers and are angry that we bring any to the English."Charles H. McIlain, ed., Waraxall's Abridgement of New York Indian Affairs, 1678-1751 (Cambridge, Mass., 1915), 10-17.The passage serves as evidence for which of the following?Elimination ToolSelect one answerANative Americans were enslaved by Europeans to work on plantations.BEuropeans manipulated Native Americans into signing unfair treaties ceding land.CEuropean nations allied with one another to wipe out Native Americans populations.DNative Americans allied with Europeans for political and economic advantage.

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"You are a mighty sachem (chief) and we are but a small people. When the English first came to New York to Virginia and Maryland, they were but a small people and we a large nation; and we finding they were good people gave them land and dealt civilly by them; now that you are grown numerous and we decreased, you must protect us against the French, which if you don’t we shall loose all our hunting and beavers. The French want all the beavers and are angry that we bring any to the English."Charles H. McIlain, ed., Waraxall's Abridgement of New York Indian Affairs, 1678-1751 (Cambridge, Mass., 1915), 10-17.The passage serves as evidence for which of the following?Elimination ToolSelect one answerANative Americans were enslaved by Europeans to work on plantations.BEuropeans manipulated Native Americans into signing unfair treaties ceding land.CEuropean nations allied with one another to wipe out Native Americans populations.DNative Americans allied with Europeans for political and economic advantage.

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The passage serves as evidence for option D: Native Americans allied with Europeans for political and economic advantage. The text shows that the Native Americans were seeking protection from the English against the French, indicating a political alliance. They also mention the trade of beavers, suggesting an economic relationship.

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