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Treaty of Casco (1678)

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153:(Iroquois). In August 1703, this force, accompanied by a band of Abenakis, raided the New England frontier from Casco to Wells, killing or taking prisoner some 160 people. Further attacks were made during the autumn. The raids came as a complete surprise to New England. Governor Dudley responded by declaring war on the Abenakis, and offering ÂŁ40 in scalp money. 88:
The English settlers refused to abide by the terms of the Treaty of Casco. Traders continued their old practices (including the sale of rum), while settlers placed fishing nets across the Saco River, preventing fish from migrating upriver to the Wabanaki villages, and livestock continued to trample
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On 12 April 1678 the provincial government of New York, which controlled Maine between 1677 and 1686, signed the first Treaty of Casco with the Penobscot representatives, headed by Chief Madockawando. Under the terms of the treaty, English settlers paid rent to the Penobscots and were given back
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formed alliances with the French through the fur trade. By 1670, the Indigenous communities became increasingly frustrated with the settlers as a result of trade disputes, land encroachment, rum trading and free-roaming English livestock in their cornfields, which laid the foundation for future
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Governor Dudley appointed a meeting of the several chiefs and their tribes to confer with him and his councilors to reconcile whatever differences had arisen since the last treaty. They met in New Casco, Maine (present day
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for each Native American family. This land use tax symbolized continuing Abenaki sovereignty over Maine. The treaty also provided for closer government regulation of the fur trade. The Treaty included establishing
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in 1675. Based on the terms of the accord, all captives were to be surrendered without ransom. The treaty also recognized English property rights, but stipulated that the English should give the Indians one
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through Indigenous cornfields. Negotiations and further treaty attempts, including the 1703 Treaty of Casco were ultimately unsuccessful and confrontations continued This is said to have been the
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The treaty sought to re-establish the friendly relations between the Indigenous and settler communities that had characterized the northern settlements previous to the outbreak of
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Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 13(1873–5):341; Jeremy Belknap, The History of New-Hampshire (Philadelphia: Robert Aitken, 1784), 1:158–9
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W.E. Daugherty, Treaties and Historical Research Centres, Research Branch, Corporate Policy, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, January 1983,
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to prevent further Indian hostilities from breaking out along the northern frontier. War was already going on in Europe between England and France (see
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and the English settlers. There are no surviving copies of the treaty or its proceedings, so historians use a summary by
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Most of Maine's English settlers were scattered among in settlements strung out along the coast or lower rivers. The
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The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Wars, 1607–1890: A Political, Social, and Military History
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Maine Historical Society, Maine History Online, "1668-1674: Settlement and Strife", p. 3 of 4,
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Maine Historical Society, Maine History Online, "1668-1674: Settlement and Strife", p. 3 of 4,
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confiscated farm land, while the English agreed to respect the Penobscot land rights.
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1678 and 1703 peace treaties between American Indians and English settlers
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The Treaty caused concern for the French, as it left them vulnerable in
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and ended the ceremony with an exchange of volleys.
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Index

Indigenous
Dawnland nations
Jeremy Belknap
Wabanaki
Kennebec River
King Philip's War
peck
corn
Indian lands
bushel
Fort Charles
casus beli
King William's War
Treaty of Casco (1703)
Joseph Dudley
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Queen Anne's War
Jesuits
Falmouth, Maine
wampum
Acadia
Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil
Haudenosaunee
List of treaties
"Settlement and Strife", Maine Historical Society
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Story of Pemaquid
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