Colonialism brought with it several wars and thousands of
deaths. The locals did not want to give up their lands but the
colonials were determined to capture the lands and set up their
business and extend the boundaries of their nation. One such
war was fought among the Pequot and the English colonists
whose allies were other Native American tribes. Pequot lost the
war to the English. Before the war the Pequot controlled what
is today modern Connecticut and Long Island. The Pequot had
controlled the lands, trades and the other Indian tribes too.
Before the arrival of the English the Dutch were on these
lands. The Pequot people had used inter-marriage and
diplomacy to gain power in the area along with the Dutch by
their side. The other tribes had also wanted to control the fur
and wampum trade. The Pequot had made Indian enemies
already and when the English arrived on the island these
enemies made allies with the English and attacked the Pequot
which led to the Pequot War.
Título : Pequot War
EAN : 9781393370178
Editorial : IntroBooks
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