. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . 350 AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA. chamber with the assistants; hut in 1644,a division was made, and the twoclasses afterwards formed separate houses of legislation. During the first few years in the history of the settlement, the Indianshad given no cause for alarm. Just before the arrival of the whites, acontagious disease had raged among the native tribes, nearly exterminatingsome of them, so that the territory seemed providentially left vacant foroccupation by the English. But as the white settlements increased innumber, the jealousy o
. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . 350 AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA. chamber with the assistants; hut in 1644,a division was made, and the twoclasses afterwards formed separate houses of legislation. During the first few years in the history of the settlement, the Indianshad given no cause for alarm. Just before the arrival of the whites, acontagious disease had raged among the native tribes, nearly exterminatingsome of them, so that the territory seemed providentially left vacant foroccupation by the English. But as the white settlements increased innumber, the jealousy of the Indians was aroused; and in 1637, the Pe-quods, a tribe dwelling on the banks of what is now called the Thamesriver, Connecticut, began hostilities. But as they were yet very imper-fectly provided with fire-arms, they formed but a contemptible enemy. Aband of eighty men, under Captain Mason, were sent against them, who,with the aid of a few friendly Indians, attacked their palisadoed village inthe gray of the morning, forced their way into it, set fire
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