= Pequot = '''Pequot''' was a [[UnitedStates/NativeAmericanNations|Native American nation]]. <> ---- == History == The Pequot nation settled along the coast of the Long Island Sound. In the 1630s, in an effort to monopolize trade with [[UnitedKingdom|English]] and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] traders, the tribe rapidly expanded across the Connecticut River Valley. This included the territories of the [[UnitedStates/Wampanoag|Wampanoag]], the [[UnitedStates/Narragansett|Narragansett]], and the [[UnitedStates/Mohegan|Mohegan]], and various [[UnitedStates/Algonquin|Algonquin]] settlements. This conflict became known as the '''Pequot War'''. The Narragansett and Mohegan allied with [[UnitedStates/Connecticut|Connecticut]] and [[UnitedStates/MassachusettsBay|Massachusetts Bay]] against the Pequot. The war ended in the effective genocide of the Pequot. Survivors were enslaved to the Narragansett, the Mohegan, and Connecticut. The Pequot cultural identity was outlawed. The war may have also been the origin of taking body parts from killed [[UnitedStates/NativeAmericanNations|Native Americans]]; soldiers received pay for bringing back heads and scalps. ---- == Composition == The tribe was led by a sachem. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryState