Genocide Thesis
Although, some feel that the actions taken by the colonists towards the Native Americans were justified, in reality, there actions were both brutal and hostile, making them guilty of genocide. Their guilt was visible by events such as the landing of the pilgrims and the attack of Fort Mystic.A person may believe that the English colonists were not guilty of genocide because they did not have straight forward plans to murder every Indian in order to get more land, it just appeared that way. Also, they may think that it wasn’t completely the English’s fault because the Indians would always have to do a retaliation after every attack. These thought are all completely false. The English colonists went into this battle with to intentions of killing every Indian, making it genocide. Also, a retaliation was the only thing the Indians could do to have a chance at staying alive. They did not want to just sit there and let themselves be murdered. As settlers from Massachusetts moved west into the Connecticut River valley, they clashed with the powerful Pequots. Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Approximate Word count = 735
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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