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Cross-Cultural Colonial Conflicts

An excerpt from a 1747 book by Cadwallader Colden detailing the history of the Iroquois, specifically their treaties and warfare.

An excerpt from a 1747 book by Cadwallader Colden detailing the history of the Iroquois, specifically their treaties and warfare.

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An image of Wahunsenacawh, more popularly known as Powhatan and father of Pocahontas, as he receives gifts from Jamestown colonists.

A 1627 print displaying the English understanding of the Powhatan nation and the mythic image of Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith.

The story of Pocahontas’s rescue of John Smith from his General Historie of Virginia published in 1624.

A nineteenth-century engraving depicting the landing of Governor Endicott’s colonial forces on Block Island.

A nineteenth-century engraving showing a battle scene during the Pequot War of 1636-1637.

A nineteenth-century engraving depicting the burning of a Pequot Nation Fort, probably the Mystic massacre in 1637.

An excerpt from a book by Romeo Elton addressing Roger Williams’s involvement in the Pequot War.

A detailed account by Major John Mason, captain and commander of the Connecticut forces, describing the 1637 Mystic massacre.

A nineteenth-century image showing the capture of King Philip’s fort in 1676.

A nineteenth-century engraving depicting the death of King Philip (Metacom) in 1676.

Excerpts from a narrative of the Indian Wars by Charles Henry Lincoln focusing on King Philip’s War in 1675-6.

A 1675 color map of New England.

An excerpt from a 1747 book by Cadwallader Colden detailing the history of the Iroquois, specifically their treaties and warfare.

An excerpt from the Treaty of Lancaster between the Indians of the Six Nations and the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

An excerpt from a history of Pennsylvania and New York detailing events surrounding the 1742 Treaty of the Six Nations signed at Lancaster.

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