To the northwest, the Five Nations of the Iroquois dominated the land linked by the Great Lakes and the Hudson River, allowing trading to occur between the Iroquois and the Dutch. The Pequots were settled just distant enough to be secure from any danger that the Iroquois posed.Leigh Fought, A History of Mystic Connecticut: From Pequot Village to Tourist Town. Charleston, North Carolina: www.historypress.net, 2007. The Pequot War profoundly affected the Mystic area between 1636 and 1638. In May 1637, captains John Underhill and John Mason led a mission through Narragansett land, along with their allies the Narragansetts and Mohegans, and struck the Pequot Indian settlement in Mystic in the event which came to be known as the Mystic massacre.The Pequot War. (accessed October 12, 2008). On September 21, 1638, the colonists signed the Treaty of Hartford, officially ending the Pequot War."1637 – The Pequot War" (2007). The Society of Colonial War in the State of Connecticut. Accessed November 11, 2008.
To the northwest the Five Nations of the Iroquois dominated the land linked by the Great Lakes and the Hudson River allowing trading to occur between the Iroquois and the Dutch The Pequots were settled just distant enough to be secure from any danger that the Iroquois posedLeigh Fought A History of Mystic Connecticut From Pequot Village to Tourist Town Charleston North Carolina wwwhistorypressnet 2007 The Pequot War profoundly affected the Mystic area between 1636 and 1638 In May 1637 captains John Underhill and John Mason led a mission through Narragansett land along with their allies the Narragansetts and Mohegans and struck the Pequot Indian settlement in Mystic in the event which came to be known as the Mystic massacreThe Pequot War (accessed October 12 2008) On September 21 1638 the colonists signed the Treaty of Hartford officially ending the Pequot War"1637 – The Pequot War" (2007) The Society of Colonial War in the State of Connecticut Accessed November 11 2008