Kieft

Governor, Kieft, which is also before me, together with a MS. account, written from hearsay, by Father Buteux, and a letter of De Quen, cited above.

The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century Francis Parkman 1858

It isn't just modern historians who describe the Kieft War describe it as brutal – it was described that way by a Dutchman in a document dated 1649.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

Kieft ordered an attack on the Indians, but supposedly told his soldiers to spare the women and children.

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Governor Kieft was dismissed by the company, and Peter Stuyvesant, the last and most famous of the Dutch governors, became his successor.

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Dishonest traders bilked the Indians when they were drunk, and Kieft turned a blind eye to these misdeeds and shared in the traders' gains.

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Kieft soon levied a tax on the Indians living in New Netherland on both sides of the Hudson River, the purpose of which was said to provide the local Indians protection from rival Indian tribes.

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In 1641, hostilities mounted, and members of the Council petitioned Kieft to avenge the deaths of Dutch settlers.

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Kieft was called energetic by his peers, but spiteful and utterly ignorant of the principles of governing.

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Kieft convened the Council of Twelve Men to plan a campaign against the Algonquins.

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The citizens blamed Kieft for the pitiful condition of the colony.

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