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Events That Happened in 1678
12 Apr 1678
With Metacomet's death, the war in the south was largely ended. Over 600 colonists and 3,000 Indians had been killed. Several hundred more natives who had surrendered or been captured were sold as slaves in the Caribbean. Members of the sachem's extended family were placed for safekeeping among colonists in Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut. In Stonington, Connecticut, selectman John Starkweather married his Christianized captive. Other sur...
1678 Events
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15 Important Events of Pilgrim's Progress
1. Evangelist tells Christian to leave his home in the City of Destruction.
2. Christian sinks in the Slough of Despond because his burden is too heavy.
3. He arrives at Wicket Gate...
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| 1678 Apr 12 |
Sir Edmund Andros Negotiates Treaty with Northern Bands of Native Americans, Conclusively Ending King Philip's War
With Metacomet's death, the war in the south was largely ended. Over 600 colonists and 3,000 Indians had been killed. Several hundred more natives who had surrendered or been captured wer...
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