▁Indian ▁land ▁was ▁guard ed ▁against ▁further ▁enc ro achment ▁by ▁white ▁sett lers . ▁So ▁successful ▁were ▁these ▁policies ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁blo ody ▁batt les ▁of ▁King ▁Philip ' s ▁War , ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 5 - 1 6 7 6 , ▁the ▁V ine yard ▁Indians ▁never ▁stir red , ▁although ▁they ▁out number ed ▁the ▁English ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁by ▁twenty ▁to ▁one . ▁ ▁Sp reading ▁religion ▁By ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 8 5 ▁white ▁people ▁living ▁peace ably ▁among ▁the ▁n atives , ▁ear ning ▁their ▁living ▁by ▁far ming ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁The ▁May hew ▁family , ▁which ▁from ▁that ▁time ▁forth ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁island ▁history , ▁wanted ▁to ▁share ▁its ▁religion ▁with ▁the ▁n atives , ▁but ▁the ▁W amp ano ags ▁were ▁not ▁too ▁interested , ▁having ▁their ▁own ▁spiritual ▁faith . ▁However , ▁once ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that , ▁though ▁May hew ▁was ▁the ▁governor , ▁the ▁s ach ems ▁remained ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁their ▁people , ▁some ▁became ▁curious ▁about ▁the ▁white ▁man ' s ▁God . ▁When ▁a ▁native ▁named ▁H ia co om es ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest , ▁May hew ▁invited ▁him ▁into ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁him ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁Christian ity . ▁H ia co om es , ▁in ▁return , ▁taught ▁May hew ▁the ▁native ▁language . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁May hew ▁could ▁con verse ▁with ▁the ▁n atives , ▁he ▁would ▁some ▁days ▁"