Timeline / Colonizers and Resistance / AD 1638: Puritans force Quinnipiac onto the first reservation
AD 1638: Puritans force Quinnipiac onto the first reservation
Puritans near what is now known as New Haven, Connecticut, establish the first reservation. They force the Quinnipiac from their homelands, forbid them to leave the reservation, and restrict their traditional practices. The Puritans take the Quinnipiac lands for new settlements.
- Theme
- Land and Water, Native Rights
- Region
- Northeast