The Patent and the Indians: The Problem of Jurisdiction in Seventeenth Century New England.

Moynihan, Ruth Barnes

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Patent and the Indians: The Problem of Jurisdiction in Seventeenth Century New England

Moynihan, Ruth Barnes

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2, 1, 8-18, 77

Examining the theory used by the Puritans to justify their jurisdictional claims in America, this essay discusses Roger Williams' arguments for the validity and significance of the English patent in New England as applicable to the Narragansett Indians and to dissident Rhode Islanders. (JC)

Descriptors: American Indians, Essays, History, Land Acquisition, Laws, Theories

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