The domain of the Pequot during Sassacus’s chiefship extended from Narragansett bay to Hudson river, including the larger part of Long id., and it is said that at the height of his …

The Pequot (/ ˈ p iː k w ɒ t /) [2] are a Native American people of Connecticut. The modern Pequot are members of the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, four other state …

Sassacus (Massachusett: Sassakusu, "fierce") (c. 1560 – June 1637) was a Pequot sachem [1] who was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He became grand sachem after his …

Pequot, any member of a group of Algonquian -speaking North American Indians who lived in the Thames valley in what is now Connecticut, U.S. Their subsistence was based on the …

Sep 16, 2022 · The Pequot War was an armed conflict between the Pequot Indians and English colonists that took place from 1634–1638, in the Connecticut River Vally. The English won and …

Feb 14, 2021 · Sassacus was killed immediately and the few Pequot who managed to escape were quickly found and executed. The Mohawk sent the “locks” to Agawam (Springfield) and …

Pequot, Algonquian-speaking North American Indians who lived in the Thames valley in what is now Connecticut. The Pequot War (1636-37) fought against a coalition of English settlers and …

The division into two distinct tribes seems to have been accomplished by the secession of Uncas, who, in consequence of a dispute with Sassacus, afterward known as the great chief of the …

The noted and last chief of the powerful Pequot tribe. His name apparently translates to “he is wild, (untamed), fierce.” The domain of the Pequots extended from Narragansett Bay toward …

SASSACUS, Pequot chief, born near Oroton, Connecticut, about 1560" died in the Mohawk settlement in June, 1637. He was chief of the Pequot Indians, a brave warrior, and thought by …