Puritans and Indians fought one more time after the Pequot War. The Pequot war actually took forty years. During that time, it was Wampanoag’s that occupied the south shore of Massachusetts Bay.
They traded some of their land to people that lived outside Massachusetts Bay colony. Massasoit who was their leader was dead and his son Wamsutta has also been killed by the Englishmen. Wamsutta’s brother Metacom later became chief.
The English found an excuse which was a murder and they ascribed it to Metacom. A war of conquest was launched by the English against the Wampanoag’s in order to steal their land. The English were actually the attackers but they always claimed they are firstly attacked.
Williams described the English actions by saying all men of conscience or prudence ply to windward, to maintain their wars to be defensive.
Roger Williams, born on December 21, 1603, was known to be an advocator for the separation of the state and church. He advocated for fair dealings with Native America and he co-founded Rhode Island and providence plantations.
In 1636, Roger Williams established the providence plantation after he was expelled by puritan leaders for spreading what they termed “new and dangerous ideas”
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