Both facts can be true.

The Attempt To Undermine Ousamequin

The political crisis deepened when Tisquantum appears to have tried to convince Plymouth that Ousamequin was plotting against the colony.

The allegation threatened the 1621 alliance.

Ousamequin learned that Tisquantum had been manipulating relations and became furious.

From the sachem’s perspective, this was not a minor personal dispute.

Tisquantum was one of his subjects and had used the English relationship to challenge his authority.

Ousamequin demanded that Plymouth surrender him.

Under Wampanoag political norms, the consequences could be fatal.

The English refused.