Pequot War
The Pequot War in 1637 saw the virtual elimination of the Pequot Indians as a tribe. The Massachusetts and Connecticut settlers from England and their allies captured or killed most of the Pequots.
Related Topics:
1637 - Pequot - Indians - Massachusetts - Connecticut - England
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This article uses the term tribe to describe various bands of Indians. The New England Indians were not that formally organized. What we now view as a tribe was a village or collection of villages adhering to a leading sachem. These alignments shifted as leaders arose and populations changed.
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Background |
| ► | Causes for war |
| ► | Battles |
| ► | Aftermath |
| ► | Controversy about the war |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
| ► | Further reading |
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