Question

colonists fought the pequot people for control of the valuable farmland and trading routes along the connecticut river. the adapted passage below was written by a new england colonist who fought in the pequot war. in this passage, the colonist describes how an army of new england colonists and native american allies attacked the most important pequot town. many pequot were burnt when we set fire to the town, men, women, and children, others forced out which our soldiers killed; down fell men, women, and children. those that escaped us, fell into the hands of the native americans fighting on the side of the colonists, that were behind us. there were about four hundred pequot in this town, and not above five of them escaped out of our hands. captain john underhill, newes from america, 1638. this passage describes a key event of the pequot war. according to the passage, what happened during this event? the pequot defeated the army of colonists and their allies. the pequot and the colonists agreed to share the connecticut river. the colonists and their allies killed or captured most of the pequot. the colonists captured the pequot warriors but did not harm the other pequot.

Explanation:

The passage states that many Pequot were burnt, killed by soldiers, or fell into the hands of colonist - allied Native Americans, with only about five escaping. This indicates that the colonists and their allies killed or captured most of the Pequot.

Answer:

The colonists and their allies killed or captured most of the Pequot.