Causes Of The Pequot Indian War

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In July of the year 1636 the Pequot Indians went to war with the English. “The primary cause of the Pequot War was the struggle to control trade.” Many of the Pequot’s didn’t like the English men (Pequot War 2011). One of the men, John Stone, the most hated man according the Pequot Indians, was murdered along with his crew. The Pequot’s felt threatened by Stone and his crew, which is why they decided to take care of it their selves (Colonial Wars). It’s said that the son of Pequot Sachem Tatobam was the main Pequot to go after John Stone (Pequot War 2011). Once the other English men found out about Stone and his crew, the war was on a rise (Colonial Wars). The Pequot war begins with the Pequot’s and the English going head to head to defend their own (Pequot War 2011). …show more content…

Burning down everything the Pequot’s new and had, but the Pequot’s fought back. Shortly after the attack on the Pequot’s village almost 100 Pequot’s attacked the English men’s camp site and killed four of the men. The war continued even in the late months of 1637. The Pequot’s fought only with the weapons they could make. Once they noticed how the Englishmen’s guns were more crucial they tried to find out how to make gunpowder so that they could fight and win. The most bizarre thing about the Pequot War was that the English didn’t declare war until May of 1637(Pequot War 2011). On May 26th 1637 the English decide to attack the Pequot’s. As the English start to fight the Pequot’s with their swords and knifes the Pequot’s fight back, but do not succeed with more than 400 of the Pequot’s dead and burned in their own village. Most of the Pequot’s died that day and the rest were taking captive or made slaves to the English (Mystic Voices

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