Question

The Algonquin groups followed a sachem, who made the majority of the decisions for the group.

The word underlined in the sentence above is best defined as a __________.
A.
god
B.
chief
C.
president
D.
prime minister

Answer 1

B. The leader makes MOST decisions, eliminating god and president, and the people "follow" this leader most likely throwing out president and prime minister, leaving chief as the plausible explanation, as well as the fact that it's the Algonquin people.

Answer 2

Answer:

B.chief

Explanation:

Sachem is the Algoquin word for Chief or leader, so the definition of the word Sachen would be chief, the Algoquin groups followed a chief or leader and he would take the majority of the decisions for the group of people that he led.