Aftermath of the Pequot War

Timeline

1. 1638–1640Hartford · ConnecticutIn September 1638, the colonies signed a treaty with Mohegan and Narragansett representatives, forbidding the Pequot from restoring their tribal name and political organization, and distributing captives and lands to allied peoples. Enforcement continued through the early 1640s, marking the formal end of the Pequot as an independent tribe.
2. 1640–1645Connecticut River Valley and Rhode Island border · New EnglandSurviving Pequot were scattered under Mohegan and Narragansett supervision, some fleeing to a Narragansett reserve on Long Island, New York. Throughout the 1640s, colonial authorities continued pursuing so-called hidden Pequot, while allowing some assimilated individuals to settle as Pequot descendants on designated reserves, forming new tribal political units.
3. 1645–1649Southern New England · New EnglandColonists massively annexed former Pequot lands on the strength of their wartime victory, accelerating Connecticut town expansion. Mohegan power grew through shares of captives and tribute, while the Narragansett grew increasingly wary of colonial expansion. By the late 1640s, a fragile three-way balance of colonists, Mohegan, and Narragansett had formed in southern New England, directly prompting the founding of the New England Confederation in 1643.