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The Connecticut General Assembly considers the fate of second-generation enslaved Natives.

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After King Philip's War, some enslaved Native people are put into service in wealthy English households. The Assembly gathers to determine the fate of their children, not wanting to "free" them, but also uncertain about building a multigenerational enslaved Native community. No decision is reached.