Benjamin Church and the Origins of American Rangers
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Authors
Hall, Garrett DeWayne
Issue Date
2016-05
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Thesis, Academic , History
Alternative Title
Abstract
Benjamin Church was a Puritan from colonial New England. Church moved to the frontier where he befriended many of his Native American neighbors. Through those friendships, Church was able to pass between the cultural boundaries that separated native England and the Puritan settlements. Church maintained his loyalty to his Anglo- American community and his Christian faith, but also developed an appreciation for many elements of Native American culture. When King Philip’s War broke out between the New Englanders and several groups of Native Americans in the last quarter of the seventeenth century, Church fought for the English colonies. However, Church adopted many of the tactics he had learned from his Native American friends and used them against his enemies. Instead of following Native American allies into battle, Church recruited