1. Early Native American & Colonial Conflicts
Not quite wars of the U.S.

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WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
WHO
WHY/CAUSE
OUTCOME/EFFECT
Pequot Wars
Mystic River, CT
Mystic = 1637)
Pequot vs. Puritans (MA Bay English Colonists)
English desired land
Peqouts dominated trade
NA rival tribes fight for power
Treaty of Hartford
Pequots lost; most killed, survivors sold into slavery; culture outlawed; land & trade rights taken over
English dominated land ownership
Powhatan Wars
King Philip’s War
Bacon’s Rebellion
King William’s War
Queen Anne’s War
King George’s War

3. Powhatan-Anglo Wars When: 1622-1642 Where: Jamestown, VA colony
Who: Powhatan tribe vs. English settlers
Why/Cause: Violent conflicts over land turned personal between the two groups
English settlers killed Powhatan leader
Powhatan retaliated killing ~350 men, women, children (including John Rolfe)
Colonists retaliated by burning Native American villages
Outcome/Effect: Poor relations continued as colonists settled further into Indian territory
Showed that the London Company couldn’t help colonists which resulted in the charter being cancelled and Virginia becoming a royal colony
CrashCourse – 3:10-4:20

4. POWHATAN WAR vs. Jamestown
French forts
(VA)
English Jamestown
Powhatan
territory

5. Pequot Wars
When: – 1638
Where: Southeast New England (Connecticut)
Who: Massachusetts (Bay & Plymouth) colonists (allied w/ Mohegan and Narragansett tribes) vs. Pequot tribe
Why/Cause: Money, trade, land, and power
English settlers wanted more land
Opposing Native American tribes wanted more control over trade relations w/ English
Wars between two sides led to increased violence
Outcome/Effect: Mystic Massacre
Remaining Pequot sent into slavery or killed
Treaty of Hartford divided prisoners and land and outlawed Pequot language and name (broke up the tribe)
Controversy = Who started it and why
Massacre at Mystic – 11:55-31:15
CrashCourse – 5:45-6:35

6. Pequot War vs. Puritans Puritan English Colony (MA BAY)
Pequot territory

7. King Philip’s War When: 1675 – 1676
Where: Massachusetts (Plymouth colony)
Who: Wampanoag tribe vs. English militia
Why/Cause: Metacomet (a.k.a. King Philip) tired of colonists settling on N.A. land and poor treatment
Attacks between both sides
Men, women, children killed
~600 colonists, ~3,000 Native Americans (including Metacomet) dead
Outcome/Effect: Odd alliances
Iroquois League allied w/ English vs. Wampanoag, French allied with Algonquin and Huron tribes (trade)
Tribes fighting each other to get on European good side
CrashCourse – 6:36-8:20

8. King Philip’s War vs. English Colonists

10. Bacon’s Rebellion When: 1676 Where: Jamestown, VA
Who: Colonists (led by Nathaniel Bacon) vs. English Royal Government
Why/Cause: Colonists said VA assembly (government) was ignoring their needs
Higher taxes
Lack of available farmland
N.A./English treaties ignored
Colonists began taking over (farming) Native American land
Former indentured servants attacked N.A.
Outcome/Effect: Gov. tried to stop; Bacon burnt Jamestown
Bacon died of fever; rebellion ended; Bacon’s followers were hanged
Poor relations between N.A. and colonists continued
Led some planters to depend more on slavery
CrashCourse – 4:15-6:17

11. Indentured Servants vs. Native Americans
Bacon’s Rebellion:
Indentured Servants vs. Native Americans

12. King William’s War When: 1689 – 1697 Where: Northeast America
Who: Great Britain vs. France
Why/Cause: Land and trade control over North America
Boundaries = French had Ohio River valley region, English had coastal colonies
Outcome/Effect: Boundaries between English and French colonies remained

13. King William’s War

15. Queen Anne’s War When: 1702 – 1713 Where: Northeast America
Who: Great Britain vs. France and Spain (allies)
Why/Cause: Land and trade control over North America
Outcome/Effect: Treaty – British got NE Canadian waterways (Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia)
Complication: Each side had Native American allies
Frontier towns raided
Both sides suffer heavy casualties
British gained French Canada’s Port Royal and burned Spanish settlement, St. Augustine, FL

16. Before Queen Anne’s War

17. After Queen Anne’s War

18. King George’s War When: 1744 – 1748 Where: Northeast America
Who: Great Britain vs. France
Why/Cause: Fighting for territory
Outcome/Effect: Little effect on colonies BUT:
British spending $ to protect colonies from French/Indian invasions
Increased debt and British casualties
French built forts along Ohio River Valley region
Competing for fur trade
Waterway = Good for trade routes
Crash Course

19. King George’s War