History - Massacre at Mystic

Massacre at Mystic

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The Puritans wanted religious freedom and they were planning to set up colonies.

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Land and property:
The Pequots didn’t believe in owning land, they just used it as long as they needed it.
The Puritans believed in owning land when you have settlements on it (you needed to live there)

Division of labor and gender:
The Pequots divided their work in two parts: The women were responsible for food and children; the men went out on the fields to go hunting and practice.
The Puritans thought that the men were lazy and the women were too strong because in their society, the men did all the hard work.

Warfare:
Puritans believed that the idea of total war was the way to get rid of their enemies; they solved their problems by fighting.
The Indians intention was not to commit genocide.

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The Dutch’s intention was to trade with the Natives and according to this, they were friendly to the Natives.  They were able to live in peace with the Indians because they needed a good relationship for trading with them.
The British instead, wanted to expand their territory. They did not care about people living on the land because they wanted to settle this area.

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The massacre at Mystic made it acceptable for people to attack the Natives and take over their land by massacre.