Pequots - Wikipedia
WEBPlan of a Pequot fort, taken by Massachusetts Bay colonists in 1637 Pequot basket, c. 1840 –60 Etymology. Pequot is an Algonquian word whose meaning is disputed among language specialists. Considerable scholarship on the Pequot claims that the name came from Pequttôog, meaning "the destroyers" or "the men of the swamp".
Pequot | History, War, & Facts | Britannica
WEBThey write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Pequot, any member of a group of Algonquian -speaking North American Indians who lived in the Thames valley in what is now Connecticut, U.S. Their subsistence was based on the cultivation of corn (maize), hunting, and fishing.
The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation
WEBThe Mashantucket Pequots are a native Algonquin people who endured centuries of conflict, survival, and continuity on and around North America’s oldest Indian reservation (Est. 1666) located in southeastern Connecticut. In 1637, the Pequots became the first native people to survive a genocidal massacre at the hands of European immigrants, in ...
Pequot War | History, Facts, & Significance | Britannica
WEBThe most-significant battles of the war then followed, including the Mistick Campaign of May 10–26, 1637 ( Battle of Mistick Fort ), during which an expeditionary force of 77 Connecticut soldiers and as many as 250 Native American allies attacked and burned the fortified Pequot village at Mistick.
The Pequot Massacres: How a Native American Tribe Survived a …
WEBMar 27, 2019 · The Pequot Massacres: How a Native American Tribe Survived a Puritan Extermination Campaign. In the overlooked 17th-century Pequot War, brutal violence set the tone for indigenous relations for years to come. by Neil Asher Silberman 3/27/2019.
The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation
WEBWhen the Pequot War formally ended, many tribal members had been killed and others placed in slavery or under the control of other tribes. Those placed under the rule of the Mohegans eventually became known as the Mashantucket (Western) Pequots and were given land at Noank in 1651.
Pequots | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 14, 2018 · Population. In 1620 there were about six thousand Pequot, including those who later became the Mohegan. Before the Pequot War of 1637, there were about three thousand. After the Pequot War, there were fewer than 1,500, and by 1762 the population was down to 140.
Pequot War, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH, Indian Wars
WEBSep 16, 2022 · Quick Facts About the Pequot War. The Pequot War was the first time English colonists fought a war against Indian tribes in New England. The war started in 1634 when trader John Stone was killed by Western Niantic Indians. The war officially ended when the Treaty of Hartford was signed on September 21, 1638.
Pequot War - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 16, 2021 · The Pequot War (1636-1638) was a conflict between the Native American Pequot tribe and the English immigrants who had established settlements in New England between 1620-1630. The immediate cause of the war was the murder of two English traders, Captain John Stone (d. 1634) and John Oldham (l. 1592-1636), allegedly by the …
The Pequot War: 1634-1638 - ThoughtCo
WEBMar 6, 2017 · "The Pequot War: 1634-1638." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/the-pequot-war-2360775. Hickman, Kennedy. (2021, February 16). The Pequot War: 1634-1638. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-pequot-war-2360775 Hickman, Kennedy. "The Pequot War: 1634-1638." ThoughtCo. …
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