The Pequot War

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الملخص

TLDRThe video examines the 1637 Mystic Massacre, where English settlers executed a premeditated attack on the Pequot tribe in Connecticut. The English, aided by allied tribes like the Narragansett and Mohegan, aimed for a surprise assault on the Pequot fort. On May 26, the assault resulted in the mass killing of hundreds of Pequot men, women, and children in a single hour. Despite initial shock among the attackers at the brutality, leaders justified the massacre based on Old Testament beliefs, leading to a systematic hunt for Pequot survivors. This event signified a drastic shift in the conflict between English settlers and Native American tribes, ultimately devastating the Pequot people and reshaping their future.

الوجبات الجاهزة

  • 🗡️ The Mystic Massacre occurred in 1637, targeting the Pequot tribe.
  • 🕵️ The attack was planned for surprise to ensure maximum impact.
  • 🤝 Some Native tribes allied with the English against the Pequot.
  • 🔥 The assault led to the death of hundreds in one hour.
  • ⏳ John Mason and John Underhill led the English forces.
  • 💔 The event marked a profound loss for Pequot tribes.
  • 📖 English soldiers justified the massacre using the Old Testament.
  • 🚨 Survivors were systematically hunted down after the massacre.
  • ⚔️ Native American warfare aimed not at complete annihilation of enemies.
  • 🙌 The event shifted the power dynamics between settlers and Native Americans.

الجدول الزمني

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    In 1637, tensions between English settlers and the Pequot tribe in New England were escalating towards armed conflict. Puritan leaders decided to attack the Pequot as a calculated move to set an example. They planned a surprise attack, first misleading the Pequot by sailing past their territory before secretly landing with the support of allied tribes. The complexities of tribal relationships were highlighted, with some tribes allying with the English against the Pequot.

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    On May 26, 1637, English forces attacked the Pequot fort at Mystic, aiming for surprise. Despite initial resistance from Pequot warriors, English leaders Mason and Underhill resorted to burning the fort and trapping the inhabitants. The massacre resulted in the death of hundreds of Pequot men, women, and children within an hour. Following the destruction, the English continued to hunt Pequot survivors, effectively dismantling their leadership and threatening their existence, marking a devastating moment in Native American history.

الخريطة الذهنية

فيديو أسئلة وأجوبة

  • What was the purpose of the English attack on the Pequot tribe?

    The English intended to make an example of the Pequot and eliminate them as a threat.

  • How did the English manage to launch a surprise attack?

    The English feigned retreat and secretly landed on Narragansett territory before marching towards Pequot country.

  • What was the outcome of the Mystic Massacre?

    The massacre resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Pequot tribe members, including men, women, and children.

  • What were the motivations behind some tribes allying with the English?

    Alliances between tribes were complex, with some being at war with the Pequot, some being allied, and others previously subjugated.

  • What was the reaction of the English soldiers during the massacre?

    Some English soldiers were shocked by the brutality of the massacre and questioned their actions.

  • How did John Mason justify the massacre?

    Mason referenced the Old Testament, claiming that the innocent needed to suffer alongside the guilty.

  • What happened to Pequot survivors after the massacre?

    The English began a systematic hunt for surviving Pequot to eliminate their leadership and ensure they could never pose a threat again.

  • How did the Native Americans view wars compared to the English?

    Native Americans traditionally did not fight wars aimed at the complete destruction of another group.

  • What was the impact of the Mystic Massacre on the Pequot tribe?

    The Pequot tribe was left devastated, and their ability to unite against the English was severely diminished.

  • What does John Mason's quote imply about the English view of the conflict?

    Mason's quote suggests that the English viewed their actions as divinely sanctioned against their enemies.

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    by
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    1637 the tensions in New England between
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    in May of that year the puritan leaders
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    decided they must take bold
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    peats was predetermined and was well
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    agreed the English purposely sailed
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    their ships by peat country to let the
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    peats think that they were sailing away
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    the English secretly landed in territory
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    controlled by the naragansett tribe then
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    marched Overland toward Pat country
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    along the way they picked up several
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    hundred native allies from the
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    naragansett and Mohan tribes it's
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    surprising that you have Indians who
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    will Ally with the English against other
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    Indian groups that's one thing that
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    people often don't know about these
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    conflicts we think that it's Indians
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    pitted against Europeans but it's much
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    more complicated than that the peat
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    relationship with the neighboring trib
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    is very complex
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    some tribes they were at war with some
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    they were allied with some they
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    subjugated prior to the attack on the
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    peats the leader of the narraganset
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    forces had told them that he would like
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    for them to spare the women and children
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    as Indian people usually did in their
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    Warfare the English obviously agreed to
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    this or they wouldn't have gotten the
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    participation of the nanis moans
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    nagan at people none of them had any
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    idea what they were getting into May
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    26th
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    1637 in almost complete darkness Just
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    Before Dawn the English forces and their
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    native allies commanded by John
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    Underhill and John Mason quietly
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    prepared to attack the peat Fort at
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    Mystic inside hundreds of men women and
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    children lay sleeping about onethird of
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    the entire Pat tribe you had a circular
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    Palisade a wall that was built by tree
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    stumps laid in a circle and pointing
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    upwards and sharpened at the top and
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    that had two entrances at each side of
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    the circle where the walls kind of
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    overlapped each other and there'd be
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    just a space you wide enough for a
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    person to get
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    through the English troops Rose and they
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    commended themselves to
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    God and then they mve toward this
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    palisaded
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    fort what they counted on more than
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    anything was the element of surprise if
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    they could get in without being detected
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    they could achieve their goal of killing
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    the inhabitants and taking away whatever
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    spoils there were for
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    themselves Mason divided the forces up
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    and they went to the two entrances and
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    they found that the Indians had covered
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    them with
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    brush
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    they pulled the brush out of the way and
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    they went inside and started entering
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    wigwams and slashing whatever was
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    there what was there of course were
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    women and children and
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    men they met with very stiff resistance
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    from the pequ
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    Warriors
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    a el el of
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    [Applause]
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    them
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    John Mason felt that the resistance was
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    too
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    Fierce and he realized that they could
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    not kill everybody by hand toand
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    fighting so he ran inside he got a torch
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    out of one of the fires and he came out
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    and he yelled we must burn
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    them
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    [Music]
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    the English intent was not originally to
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    burn the fort because they wanted to
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    save the
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    plunder but Underhill and Mason were
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    professional
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    soldiers they must have had a plan
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    B and that plan was to set fire to the
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    fort
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    Retreat outside the fort to prevent
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    anyone from escaping the Englishmen ran
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    outside and the Indians had a choice to
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    make stay and die a death Under Fire or
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    try to get
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    [Music]
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    out
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    those that tried to get out were either
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    killed by the English and if they got
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    through that line behind them there was
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    a line of Mohicans who finished the rest
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    off it
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    was it was
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    horrible the English themselves describe
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    this battle in very frightening terms
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    the destruction the burning The Killing
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    there were so many people lying on the
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    ground peat men women and children that
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    the English couldn't even even walk
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    without stepping on
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    bodies the scene was so shocking that
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    even some of the English began to ask if
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    as Christians they ought to show some
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    mercy but Captain Underhill pointed to
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    the Old Testament and said that God
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    wanted those who were Sinners Heathen to
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    suffer he said the terriblest death that
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    may be and that the innocent needed to
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    suffer along with the
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    guilty and smoke
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    the massacre at Mystic took only one
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    hour one hour to kill hundreds and
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    hundreds of Pat men women and
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    children but it was far from over as
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    tribe members who were living nearby
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    were about to find out after the
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    massacre the other peat Villages
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    attempted to come to their rescue they
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    saw the smoke and they immediately
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    started to come towards the fort to see
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    what had happened because they knew
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    their women and children were
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    there but they were too
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    [Music]
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    late it was overwhelming for
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    them you have to understand that this is
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    a moment for the native people that was
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    beyond their
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    comprehension
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    they never fought Wars to wipe out
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    another
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    group within a few weeks after the
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    Mystic Massacre the English began a
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    systematic attempt to hunt down all the
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    surviving
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    peats they wanted to eliminate peat
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    leadership they wanted to make sure that
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    the peats would never again come
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    together and be a threat to
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    [Music]
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    them John Mason summed up the aftermath
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    of the Mystic massacre in this way thus
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    did the Lord scatter his enemies with
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    his strong arm the peats now became a
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    prey to all Indians happy were they that
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    could bring in their heads to the
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    English of which there came almost daily
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    to Windsor or
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    Hartford
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الوسوم
  • Mystic Massacre
  • Pequot tribe
  • English settlers
  • Narragansett
  • Mohen
  • armed conflict
  • historical events
  • Native American history
  • folklore
  • Christian justification