Pequot Massacre Research Paper

During the Pequot Massacre, the Puritans attacked the indigenous people and invaded their villages. The Puritans burned the Pequots village to the ground which caused the majority of the members to die. The rest of the Pequots were haunted down, killed by sword, or sold into slavery. Only a few escaped from the english settlers and those who remained volunteered themselves as slaves so they were not killed. Before King Philips War, relationships between the english settlers and natives began to dwindle. One potential cause of the war could have been the English's invasion on the Indians land. The Natives farming land was taken over by the colonists’ livestock and hunting grounds. The english wanted King Philip to guarantee the loyalty from the tribes of the Nipmucks and Narragansetts but nothing was ever settles. The natives ultimately attacked english settlements along the river which in return caused numerous battles between the two groups. The colonist retaliated against the Natives after many of their people had been killed during these battles. Mainly white men, women, and children were targeted during these raids which lead the english to attack the Natives with the hit-and-run warfare. One of the most …show more content…
The natives ended up surrendering to the colonial armies which meant victory for the English. However, after the war, the colonist developed a burning hatred for the Native American and could not imagine treating them as equals. The King Philip War was both a tragedy to the English Settlers and the Native Americans. “The war was extremely costly for the english settles in life and property since more than half of New England towns were affected. In contrast, the war was more impactful on the traditional way of life for the Indians because those that fought for King Philip were sold into slavery and the women and children were forced to become