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Puritan and Native American Relations

Puritan and Native American Relations. The Beginnings-The Puritan Era. Puritans and Indians. William Bradford’s death (1657) & Chief Massasoit’s death (1660)- broke the peace between the Puritans & Indians Their friendship had maintained the peace. Puritans and Indians.

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Puritan and Native American Relations

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  1. Puritan and Native American Relations The Beginnings-The Puritan Era

  2. Puritans and Indians • William Bradford’s death (1657) & Chief Massasoit’s death (1660)- broke the peace between the Puritans & Indians • Their friendship had maintained the peace

  3. Puritans and Indians • Tension between the two groups continued to grow due to: • Differences in culture • Puritans livestock trampled Indian’s crops • Competition for resources • Economic changes-many Indians force to sell land

  4. King Philip • Chief Metacomet • known as King Philip by the Puritans • Chief of the Wampanoag • led his people into war to preserve their traditional way of life.

  5. Puritans and Indians • Murder of King Philip’s assistant-led to complete breakdown between Puritans and Indians • Betrayal-Murdered by his own people for giving the Puritans information about an uprising • His killers were tried & hanged by the Puritans • Sparked King Philip to start war with the Puritans

  6. King Philip’s War • From June 1675-August 1676-King Philip carried out a series of bloody raids on Puritan settlements • War started in Plymouth Colony & spread all across the New England • Not all Indians sided with King Philip-Some joined colonist forces

  7. King Philip’s War • Victories on both sides, but ultimately colonists more equipped • By June 1676-Native forces lacked food, manpower, and weapons • War ended in 1676 –Philip killed by a Wampanoag soldier serving the colonists army

  8. Outcome • Most severe war in New England history • Devastating for both sides • Colonists • took decades to recover from lives lost, property damage, and huge military expenses • Indians: • near extinction of tribal life in the region • Some sold into slavery • Had to adapt their culture to survive

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