Organization
The General Court of Massachusetts
The legislature of colonial Massachusetts.
Connections 2
intervened in
- U.S. wars and massacres against Indian nations, 1776 to 1890 1694 colonial government; its 1694 and 1704 bounty acts come before the United States existed Scholarship & press 1
involved in
- U.S. wars and massacres against Indian nations, 1776 to 1890 in 1694 offered a bounty for killing or capturing hostile Indians, with scalps as proof Scholarship & press 1
Timeline 1 date
Proof 1 source
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Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?, History News Network, reprinting Commentary, 1 Sep 2004.
Scholarship & press
In 1694, the General Court of Massachusetts ordered all friendly Indians confined to a small area.
A bounty was then offered for the killing or capture of hostile Indians, and scalps were accepted as proof of a kill.
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