What are the causes and effects of the Pequot war?

Answer 1

The Pequot War involved colonists from Massachusetts and their Indian allies fighting the Pequot tribe. This war took place between 1636 and 1638. The Pequot were defeated, opening their territory to the colonists and their Indian allies.

Answer 2

The Pequot War nearly destroyed the Pequot tribe. Much of the tribe was slaughtered or sold into slavery and their land was taken from them. This was the first time the Native Americans witnessed warfare that sought to completely annihilate the enemy and for a long time they avoided war with the Europeans.

Answer 3

Some causes are that as colonists began to move more and more close to the Pequots, friction arose about unfair trading, selling alcohol, and destruction of crops. In 1636 when a colonist was killed by the P.'s, the governor called a militia and attacked the tribe.

Effects: The tribe was badly hurt and sold themselves to slavery in order to live.

Answer 4

In June 1626,John Oldham was killed by a member of the pequot tribe

Answer 5

The impact of the Pequot War was a vast change in the way of life for the Native Americans. The Native Americans lost their power, while the colonists gained power.