King William's War

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in fact, pirates, and that's what happened in the late 1600s during the first part of the Golden Age of Piracy, when during King William's War in the 1690s, a lot of American colonial governors issued letters of marque to American vessels and merchants that, according to the letter of marque, they were supposed to go out and attack French ships, 'cause England was at war with France.

However, the governors sold those letters of marque for 300 pounds a pop, and then the-

Hmm

Native American raids were a constant threat.

The ignition of King William's War between France and England only escalated the situation.

French allied war parties came down out of Canada to raid the English settlements strung along the New England rivers.

On March 15th, in the early morning chill, Abenaki warriors poured out of the trees and fell on the settlement of Haverhill.

As I noted, there's this struggle for America, 1680s, 1740s.

You have a series of wars, which really begins with King William's War.

Now, this is actually not really happening.

Not much happens in the Americas.

CHAPTER XLVI.

KING WILLIAM'S WAR AND QUEEN ANNE'S WAR.

At this time in Europe, France and Britain were at war.

When King William came to take possession of Britain, James II ran away to France.

The King of France received him kindly, and soon declared war upon William.

The war was fought not only in Europe, but in America also, and it is known in America as King William's War, because William was King of Great Britain at the time.

It was the beginning of a fierce struggle between British and French for possession of the vast continent of America.

A struggle which was to last for seventy years, a struggle in which not only the white people, but the Indians also took part, some fighting for the British, some for the French.

To understand Salem...

You had the King William's War, which is another Native American war taking place further north.

New France, which is now Canada, was trying to make inroads south.

And New England was trying to push the border north, right? Tale as old as time.

From that time until the forced union of the colonies for mutual defense at the breaking out of the French and Indian War, the inhabitants of Rhode Island bore their share in the defensive efforts, especially when the hostile savages hung along their frontiers of New York like an ill-omened cloud.

The history of that commonwealth is identified with that of all New England from the beginning of King William's War, soon after to the expulsion of Andros.

Six years after the charter was hidden in the oak, Andros was succeeded by Governor Fletcher, who made an attempt to control Connecticut, but was humbled at the prevented and in fact driven away by Captain Wadsworth.

In 1689, the charter was brought out from the long place of concealment.

But the war clouds seem to grow darker and more lowering every moment, and I don't know how long my roof will afford protection to anyone.

Charles Stevens had been so busy with his own cares and griefs that he had forgotten that a terrible Indian war was raging on the frontier.

This war was known as King William's War, in which the French joined with the Indians in bringing fire and sword against the inhabitants of New England and New York.

The French and English had long been jealous of each other, and a connected account need not be given here of all the disastrous occurrences which led up to the terrible assault on Haverhill, where the fugitives from Salem were stopping.