Invasion from All Directions—Stolen Lands, Stolen Peoples 1600-1699
1675
Great Swamp Massacre (Rhode Island)
Colonial militia and Indian allies attack a Narragansett village near South Kingstown, Rhode Island. At least 40 warriors are killed. An estimated 300 to 1,000 women, children, and elders are burned alive in the village (“List of Indian massacres”).