"A Mean Business": Wartime Security, Sovereignty, and Southern New England Indians, 1689-1713

Authors

Brian D. Carroll, Central Washington University

Department or Administrative Unit

History

Document Type

Article

Author Copyright

© 2015 The Association for the Study of Connecticut History

Publication Date

Fall 2015

Journal

Connecticut History Review

Abstract

Connecticut colony used wartime restrictions to curtail indigenes' political autonomy and gain additional control over Native land and labor. However, Mohegan leaders in particular saw these restrictions for what they were: an assault on Indian sovereignty and independence.

Comments

This article was originally published in Connecticut History Review. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Recommended Citation

Carrol, Brian D. "'A Mean Business': Wartime Security, Sovereignty, and Southern New England Indians, 1689-1713." Connecticut History Review 54, no. 2 (Fall 2015): 217-242. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44370298