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1. www.history.com › the-narragansettNarragansett - HISTORY

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   Mar 10, 2010 · Origins of the Narragansett . Archaeological evidence places Narragansett peoples in the region that later became the colony and state of Rhode Island more than 30,000 years ago. They inhabited ...

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2. www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.com › a-briefA Brief History – Narragansett Historical Society

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   In the meantime, Narragansett continues to grow rapidly (population up 660% from 1950 to 2000) as new residents, attracted by the town’s splendid natural assets and accessibility to urban centers (30 minutes to Providence or Newport, 90 minutes to Boston, 3 hours to New York City) decide that the town remains a very special kind of place in which to live.

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3. learninglink.oup.com › access › contentPrimary Source: Miantonomo, A Naragansett Plea for Unity ...

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   Miantonomo was a Narragansett chief who pled to his fellow tribal leaders in New England to unite against the English colonists and drive them out. In the excerpt below his complaint highlights the differences in English animals and farming techniques that Miantonomo feels have destroyed the native lands.

4. narragansettindiannation.org › history › earlyEarly History - Narrangansett Indian Tribe

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   These tribes all resided in areas of Rhode Island at the time of the first European settlement around 1635. In 1636, Roger Williams acquired land use rights to Providence from the Narragansett Sachems. The colonists quickly came into contact with both the Narragansett and Niantic Sachems. Historically, tribal members had two homes; a winter ...

5. learninglink.oup.com › access › contentDocument – Excerpts from the Naragansett Act of Submission to ...

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   Six years later, the Narragansett sachem Miantonomi was killed in Mohegan custody after attempting to forge a regional pan-Indian alliance against colonists. The documents below are a Narragansett letter sent to Charles I and the Narragansett response to a summons from Massachusetts Bay authorities to the sachems Conanicus, Miantonomi’s uncle, and Pessicus, Miantonomi’s brother and ...

6. www.enotes.com › topics › historyWhy did Pessicus and the Narragansetts submit to the ...

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   The primary reason for the submission of the Narragansett to Charles I was to gain "his Majesty's royal protection." These criteria are discussed in the primary document S ubmission of the Chief ...

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   Why did the Narragansets meet?

   • The Narragansets and the English met in 1638 to sign a treaty ending the war that had raged in the area for the last two years. The title of the treaty bore the name of the settlement it was signed in, Hartford, and the parties involved included the English and the Narragansets.

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   Who are the Narragansett Indians?

   • The Narragansett Indians are the descendants of the aboriginal people of the State of Rhode Island. Archaeological evidence and the oral history of the Narragansett People establish their existence in this region more than 30,000 years ago.

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   Who were the Mohegans and the Narragansetts?

   • The Mohegans and the Narragansetts were two powerful neighboring tribes. The Mohegans were located in the North, while the Narragansetts were located in modern-day Rhode Island. Both of these tribes had their own displeasures with the militarily dominant Pequots.

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   How did the Narragansett tribe join the Alliance?

   • The English soldiers managed to convince the Narragansett tribe to join their alliance. Together, this large force met at Mystic, where a large Pequot settlement was located, and attacked the fort rigorously.

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   When did Narragansett become a town?

   • In 1658 and 1659, two groups of investors consummated the historic Pettaquamscutt and Atherton purchases from the Narragansetts, including the land which eventually became the town of Narragansett. The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the tribe.

   A Brief History – Narragansett Historical Society

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   What happened to the Narragansetts during the Pequot War?

   • During the Pequot War of 1636-37, Narragansetts and Mohegans allied with Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut colonists against the Pequots. Six years later, the Narragansett sachem Miantonomi was killed in Mohegan custody after attempting to forge a regional pan-Indian alliance against colonists.

   Document – Excerpts from the Naragansett Act of Submission to Charles I

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8. scholarscollaborative.org › Hartford › ethnicThe Treaty of Hartford (1638) – Hartford through Time

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   May 14, 2019 · Introduction: In 1639 delegates from the major sovereignties of the Connecticut region, met in a small English settlement along the Connecticut River. The reason for the meeting was to sign a treaty ending the war that had raged in the area for the last two years. The parties involved, the English, the Mohegans, and the Narragansets, signed the ...