Describe the cause and effect of the pequot war

The cause of the war was the struggle to control trade. The English made efforts to break the Dutch-Pequot's control over the fur and wampum trade. The effect of the war was that overnight the balance of power of the Natives to the power of the English.

The causes of the Pequot war is that both the dutch - Pequot and the English wanted control of the fur trade. The consequences were that the tribe either fled, died or were sold to slavery ... The Dutch because they wanted to set up a fur trade, and it was right on the water for easy access.