. The new eclectic history of the United States . ansetts and Mohegans in aleague for their destruction. Thegovernor and council of Massachu-setts wrote to Williams, who lost not amoment, but, crossing Narragansett Bayduring a tempest, in an open boat, metthe Pequod chiefs in the wigwam of Ca-nonicus, and, after three days and nightsof violent discussion, persuaded him notto grant their request. 100. The Pequods had to fight the English without fort at Stonington was destroyed by men fromHartford, and almost all of their tribe were killed. The few who surrendered themselves were made
. The new eclectic history of the United States . ansetts and Mohegans in aleague for their destruction. Thegovernor and council of Massachu-setts wrote to Williams, who lost not amoment, but, crossing Narragansett Bayduring a tempest, in an open boat, metthe Pequod chiefs in the wigwam of Ca-nonicus, and, after three days and nightsof violent discussion, persuaded him notto grant their request. 100. The Pequods had to fight the English without fort at Stonington was destroyed by men fromHartford, and almost all of their tribe were killed. The few who surrendered themselves were made slaves, and forforty years no serious war troubled the New England settle-ments. 101. The State of Connecticut.—In 1639, Hartford, Windsor,and Wethersfield joined themselves in one state under the firstwritten constitution which was ever formed in America. In1641 Massachusetts also adopted a set of well-tried laws, givingto every person prompt and equal justice in the courts. Theeducation of all children, the training of young men in military. Roger Williams. May, 1637. RHODE ISLAND. 65 exercises, and the security of town meetings were among thechief cares of the law-makers. 102. In 1643 a league of the four governments,— Massachu-setts, Connecticut, New Haven, and Plymouth—was formedunder the name of the United Colonies of New and the neighboring settlement on Rhode Islandwere not admitted because they refused to be subject to Ply-mouth. But the league lasted forty years, and was of great usein preparing the way for a larger union. 103. The Charter of Kkode Island.—In 1644, Roger Williams,visiting England, got from Parliament a free and absolutecharter of civil government for the plantations on NarragansettBay, with full power to rule themselves by such laws as theyshould find most suitable to their estate and condition. Thesystem chosen was a pure democracy; farmers and shepherdsmet on the sea-shore or under some spreading tree, and dis-cussed plan
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