Abenaki Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Native Americans, American Indians, British Empire
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History, French History, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: New England
- Date: 1675-1760’s
Background
The Abenaki Wars were the result of Native American resistance to growing English power and English settlement of traditional Abenaki lands. Most Abenaki tribes had been content to allow English colonists to inhabit coastal areas for fishing and fur trade, but the intrusion of English farmers into the interior of New England caused the Abenaki to view the English as an increasing threat. Since the early seventeenth century, the Abenaki had battled with the Iroquois, who had begun to wage war on their neighbors in their demand for a secure fur trade. The Abenaki began...
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