“Massacre at Mystic”
1. What is the date and location of this milestone in American History?
2. What happened in America between 1620 and 1640, what was this referred to?
3. What was the English’s goal when they arrived in the New World?
4. Who were the Pequots? (Describe them and their way of life).
5. How did the English view the Natives’ culture and religious beliefs? Describe women’s roles in the
Native American tribes.
6. What did the Europeans bring with them to the New World? What were the effects? (Give the
percentages).
7. What was the Briritsh ideology about the New World? How did this affect their relationship with the
Pequots?
8. What did the English want from the Pequot? What did the Pequot trade?
9. What was a “just war”? What did the English convince themselves of?
10. What was the English plan to deal with the Pequot? (Describe what happened).
11. Describe what happened that night at Mystic? (Provide at least five facts). Why was it considered a
massacre?
12. What were the major effects from the Massacre at Mystic?