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King Philip's War
Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoag tribe, brought food to sustain the newcomers through their first winter and helped them adjust to life in this strange, new world.
Connecticut History Overview Connecticut, at the time of the first arrival of the English, was possessed by the Pequot, the Mohegan, the Podunk, and other smaller tribes of Indians. The first grant of Connecticut was made by the Plymouth council in England to the Earl of Warwick in 1630.
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Chief Wounded Bear from the Wabunukeeg Tribe had a crowd of people spellbound with his history lessons during a rainy King Philip War Reenactment on the Freetown Historical Society grounds.
Despite weather, King Philip's War event offers history and fun - Fall River, MA - The Herald News
By Tim Sutter © 2000-2003 What caused the Salem witch trials of 1692?
Salem Witchcraft: the Events and Causes of the Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692
From June through September of 1692, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges.Government Data
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