Indian wars:

Each of the colonial powers in North America met and overcame Native American resistance. In the Southwest the most notable incident precipitated by the Spaniards was the ferocious Pueblo uprising led byPopéin 1680. New France was constantly menaced because of the hostility of theIroquois Confederacy, although the French missionaries and traders maintained better relations with other Northeastern tribes. The history of the English settlements is studded with tribal conflicts, including the war of thePequotagainst the Connecticut settlers in 1637; the uprising of theWampanoagandNarragansettagainst the New England colonies in 1675–76, known asKing Philip's War; the wars with the Yamasee on the South Carolina frontier; andPontiac's Rebellionin the Northwest Territory in 1763.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Early Conflicts
• Struggles in the Northwest Territory
• Relocation across the Mississippi
• Wars in the West
• Bibliography

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