HIST 2055 : HIST2055 Study Guide Test 1 Pdf
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America in 1750 by richard hofstadter, chapters 1-6 from america: a narratice. Until 1638 the new england colonies and the indians lived in relative peace. The prosperous fur trade had kept relations peaceful but the fur trade was declining and settlers were continuing to encroach on indian lands and forced them to adopt their customs. Metacomet was the leader of the wampanoags and was known as king phillip to the colonist. He resented the efforts made by the colonist to convert the indians to christianity. John elliot began an aggressive campaign to convert the indians to christianity during the mid seventeenth century. In 1764, john sassamon, warned the english that metacomet and the wampanoags were preparing for war. A few months later he was found dead and colonial authorities convicted three wampanoags of murder and they were hung. Puritan farms, followed by an englishmen shooting and indian which brought about another series of retaliations.
