HIS 110 Week 1 Assignment Clash of Cultures Paper redo
Week 1 Assignment Clash of Cultures
HIS/110 US History
Pequot War
The year was 1637, the month was June. On one morning, 500 English, Mohegan, and Narragansett were led by Captain John Mason to infiltrate the colonies in Pequot. At that time, Mystic, Connecticut was the place where Pequot camp was located. Men, women, and children from Pequot were continuing with their regular lives before they were brutally assaulted.
John Mason and his army approaching the hillocks were noticed by residents. The Pequot tribe were not so sure if they should or should not trust Mason and his army. As soon as reality struck, they ran for cover. The Pequot tried with everything they had to fight a good fight but were unsuccessful in their attempts. The Pequot men, women, and children ran for their lives with the slight hope of surviving from the attackers throughout the day.
John Mason was an English who was appointed the commander of the colonial military at the time of the war. As the news reached him that Pequot tribe have issued threats to take out the new colonies on the Connecticut River, Mason and Underhill, another commander, led an army against them. They were supported by some Native American Indian tribes, namely the Uncas and the Miantonomo.
The original plan by Mason was to burn the Pequot’s. They succeeded in their mission, as they killed over 700 Pequot’s in a fire. Seven Pequot’s were also captured alive by Mason but they managed to devise their escape.
The battle between Mason and the Pequot’s is significant due to the fact that it helped form colonial and American policies for the native people for over three centuries. It was simply a way for Mason and his troops to whip the Native American population away so that the success of the colonies could be present in the native’s areas. It seemed like the balance of power overnight had shifted from the populous but unorganized natives to the English colonies. Henceforth [until King Philip’s War] there was
HIS/110 US History
Pequot War
The year was 1637, the month was June. On one morning, 500 English, Mohegan, and Narragansett were led by Captain John Mason to infiltrate the colonies in Pequot. At that time, Mystic, Connecticut was the place where Pequot camp was located. Men, women, and children from Pequot were continuing with their regular lives before they were brutally assaulted.
John Mason and his army approaching the hillocks were noticed by residents. The Pequot tribe were not so sure if they should or should not trust Mason and his army. As soon as reality struck, they ran for cover. The Pequot tried with everything they had to fight a good fight but were unsuccessful in their attempts. The Pequot men, women, and children ran for their lives with the slight hope of surviving from the attackers throughout the day.
John Mason was an English who was appointed the commander of the colonial military at the time of the war. As the news reached him that Pequot tribe have issued threats to take out the new colonies on the Connecticut River, Mason and Underhill, another commander, led an army against them. They were supported by some Native American Indian tribes, namely the Uncas and the Miantonomo.
The original plan by Mason was to burn the Pequot’s. They succeeded in their mission, as they killed over 700 Pequot’s in a fire. Seven Pequot’s were also captured alive by Mason but they managed to devise their escape.
The battle between Mason and the Pequot’s is significant due to the fact that it helped form colonial and American policies for the native people for over three centuries. It was simply a way for Mason and his troops to whip the Native American population away so that the success of the colonies could be present in the native’s areas. It seemed like the balance of power overnight had shifted from the populous but unorganized natives to the English colonies. Henceforth [until King Philip’s War] there was
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