May 1, 1637: Connecticut Colony Declares War
By admin | May 1st, 2013 | Category: The Pequot War | Comments Off on May 1, 1637: Connecticut Colony Declares WarOn May 1, 1637, Connecticut Colony declared war against the Pequot. This marked the first declared war in Connecticut between an indigenous people and English colonists. The conflict, though, had started well before the colony’s 1637 declaration. It stemmed from decades of tension and antagonism between not only the English colonists and the Pequot but […]
