Solo Analysis Document 2.4 Captain John Underhill, Attack at Mystic, Connecticut, 1638
SOLO ANALYSIS
Captain John Underhill | Attack at Mystic, Connecticut, 1638
The Pequot War culminated when the English and their Narragansett allies brutally attacked a Pequot fort at Mystic, Connecticut, in 1637. John Underhill, an English captain who helped lead the raid, claimed that 400 Pequots were killed during the short but bloody battle. By the end of the war, most Pequots had either died, been sold into slavery, or fled the region. The following image, an engraving created by Underhill himself, gives the English perspective on the attack.
Document 2.4
Interpret the Evidence
According to this image, how did the English defeat the Pequots, and what role did their Narragansett allies play?
How had the Pequots attempted to defend themselves and their community?
Put It in Context
How might this image affect relations between the English and the Narragansett and other Indian allies?
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