THE NATIVE LEADER WHOSE HEAD WAS DISPLAYED FOR DECADES
The Narragansett refused.
Their refusal placed them directly in the path of English military action.
In December 1675, a large colonial force entered Rhode Island and attacked the Narragansett winter settlement in what became known as the Great Swamp Fight.
The consequences were devastating.
Hundreds of Native people were killed, including women and children.
The attack destroyed the possibility of continued Narragansett neutrality.
The Narragansett entered the war.
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