In 1637, the Pequot War emerged as New England settlers and Narrangansett allies fought against the Pequot tribe, generally destroying the Pequots.

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Pequot War (1636–1638) culminated in 1637 when English colonists and their Native allies attacked and largely destroyed the Pequot tribe as a distinct political and demographic entity.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- The Pequot War was a short, violent conflict in southern New England between 1636 and 1638.
- Principal combatants: English colonists from Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Connecticut, allied with Mohegan and Narragansett tribes, versus the Pequot tribe.
- Key events: escalating raids in 1636, the Mystic Massacre (May/July 1637, commonly dated July 1637 in many accounts), and follow-up campaigns that dispersed survivors.
- Outcome: massive Pequot casualties, many survivors sold into slavery or absorbed by other tribes, and the 1638 Treaty of Hartford which outlawed the Pequot name.

2. Step-by-step reasoning process
- Tensions and raids between colonists and Pequots began in 1636, prompting colonial military responses.
- In 1637 a coordinated attack by Connecticut colonists and their Native allies struck the main Pequot fortified village near the Mystic River. Accounts report the fort was set on fire and noncombatants killed.
- After the Mystic attack, colonial forces and allies pursued remaining Pequot bands through late 1637, capturing or killing many and scattering survivors.
- In 1638 colonial authorities formalized the defeat with the Treaty of Hartford, which prohibited the Pequots from regrouping and divided survivors among other tribes and colonists.

3. Intermediate factual details (calculations not applicable)
- Casualty estimates for the Mystic attack range roughly 400–700 Pequot killed; many more were taken captive or displaced.
- Treaty date: 1638, confirming political destruction.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- The historical record clearly shows that in 1637 the Pequot were militarily defeated by English settlers with Narragansett (and Mohegan) allies, resulting in the near destruction of the tribe’s autonomy and population.

5. Why the other option is incorrect
- Choosing False would deny well-documented events: the 1637 coordinated attacks, the Mystic massacre, and the 1638 treaty which together demonstrate the Pequot were effectively destroyed as an independent tribe.

6. Conclusion
- Therefore the statement is True. The final answer matches the provided answer: True.

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