Why didn the Nanticoke negotiate a peace treaty for protection?
Actually, the first of five treaties were signed in 1668 by Chief Unnacokasimmon to establish peace between Maryland and the Nanticoke. Yet, the treaties were unfair to the Nanticoke. Settlers continued to illegally seize the lands of the Nanticoke and other tidewater tribes. Eventually, the Nanticoke and the Choptank asked Maryland authorities to grant them specific tracts of land. Did the Nanticoke ever live on a reservation? What was typical reservation life? In the early 18th Century, the Maryland Assembly set aside land for three reservations. Three thousand acres were set aside for the Nanticoke on Broad Creek along the river and creek areas. This helped at first, but it disrupted the seasonal hunting of the Nanticoke who needed to travel between their traditional winter hunting grounds and their spring and summer farming & fishing sites. Remaining year round on the reservation severely restricted food and shelter. Traditionally, Indians moved away from the shores and went inland
