Conflict With Native Americans

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Conflict With Native Americans

• New England Relations with the Native Population

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Root Causes of the Conflicts

• 1. Land Cleared by English for crops drives away
  WildlifeNative food source
• 2. Colonial livestock runs wild and destroys
  Indian's crops
• 3. Puritans attempt to convert Natives to
  Christian Faith
• 4. Intrusion on Native land

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The Pequot War 1634-1638

• Armed conflict between an alliance of
  Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with
  Native American allies (the Narragansett and
  Mohegan tribes), against the Pequot tribe.
• Results in the Pequot being virtually wiped out.

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Causes of Conflict

• As Connecticut colonists move westward, they push
  Pequot from their land
• Clashes occur over control of fur trade, land and
  other issues
• English pose economic and political threat to
  Pequot

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Mystic Massacre

• May 26, 1637 Mystic Village attacked by Puritans
  and Indian allies.
• Puritans use total war
• Result is a Massacre of hundreds of men, women
  and children.
• Dozens are burned alive as English torch the
  village

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Importance of Mystic Massacre

• Sets the pattern of possessing Indian land
  throughout the country for years to come.
• If the Native people dont sell and leave the
  land, English will take it.

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King Phillips War

• For 3 years starting in 1675, Wampanoag sachem,
  Metacomet led disgruntled New England tribes in a
  suicidal war against English
• This was son of Massasoit who helped Pilgrims.

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Causes

• Native Americans
• Resented English taking their lands
• Imposing English law upon them
• Natives realize if they dont do something will
  loose culture, land and way of life.

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Results

• In a brutal response colonists virtually
  exterminate most of the original New England
  tribes.
• Result was complete dominance of Puritans in New
  England
• Ended all violent native opposition in New
  England
• 5 of white population and 30 of Indian
  population dies in conflict