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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Massacre at Mystic: The Pequot Wars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pequot_War#/media/File:Pequot_war.jpg
The Pequot Wars started with the death of one man and ended with making use of the word Pequot a crime. We often put the Puritans on a pedestal, due mainly to the pride many Americans have with being remotely descended from a passenger on the Mayflower as well as politicians constantly referring to them when they talk about our Judeo-Christian culture.

Essential Question: Is violence inevitable between indigenous peoples and colonists?

Engage:
Explore:
  •  Watch the video Massacre at Mystic 
  • Vocabulary: wampum, concessions, subjugated, diplomatic
Explain:
  •  What was the relationship between the Pequot and Puritans before the massacre? After?
  • What differences in ideas about land and property caused so much trouble?
  • Why did some Native Americans fight with the Puritans against the Pequots?
  • How much responsibility do you place on the Puritans actions leading to the massacre?
  • How did the massacre change the colonies going forward?
Evaluate:
  •  Class Discussion questions during the watching. 
 Extend:

  • Read p. 118 of Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewn
  • Read about the Pequot War

23 comments:

  1. yes it is but you have to be equal and traid and dont kill each other.

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  2. No it is not possible for them to get along because the English have already killed the Indians.

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  3. No its not possible because the Indians and the English could never be friends because the English killed all the Indians.

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  4. No, it is not able for them to get along because of what the English did to the Indians and how they wiped them out and the Indians probably not forgive them.

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  5. no, because they live differently.

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  6. no because they have to be able to get along and be good people towards eachother .

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  7. no because they fought and argued so much they couldn't.

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  8. Anonymous12:02 PM

    It is not avoidable because we all grew up with different cultures and people, humans react different to different situations

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  9. Yes, because without the Indians we will not be able to have all these things we have now that were made by the Indians.

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  10. no, because the Indigenous people got the land first before the colonist took over their land.

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  11. no because they live differently.

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  12. No i don't think they will because the English killed many Indians which would cause a rivalry between them.

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  13. yes, because we are different now?

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  14. no i don't think it is possible because many people can't or simply refuse to change, and in order for the indigenous people and colonists to get along they would have to change how they act around others.

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  15. yes, it's not impossible for the Indians and the Americans to get along because the Americans killed the Indians during the night and then they sold the Indians for slaves.

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  16. No because they should not be fighting over land they should talk it out

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  17. yes it is possible because some Americans also help tequat tribe to remeber the ancestors

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  18. no cus the English killed almost all the Indians and almost wiped out there hole tribe

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  19. Yes it's possible for the Indian and Spanish they can work together to get food and things they need to survive

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  20. yes they could get along if they don't fight with each other if they were good to each other they could get along

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  21. yes it is possible that the Indianans and the English can get along because the English and Indianans faut together against the enemy's together

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  22. shanna12:04 PM

    yes, it is possible for the natives and English people to get along because they may or maybe can learn each other tribe and get along by learning what they do and how to use each as in caring and taking good care of each other.

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  23. yes because many people fight for what they want and what they own.

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