According to an article from the CDC asthma is affects 1 in 11 children. It also affects 1 adult out of every 12.
Is is still unknown as to what causes asthma however studies have shown that asthma can be triggered by the following;
- Excersice
- Air pollution
- Tobacco smoke
- Allgerns which include dust, pollen, mold, animal dander, and dust mites
Although a “cure” has not been found to end this respiratory disease, it is however treatable. Individuals with asthma can use inhalers to help treat an asthmatic attack.

In 1633, the Pequot’s were severely affected by the smallpox epidemic. They resorted to seek the assistance from the English in 1634 against their Indian and European enemies. The result of that, was not a positive one as the English settlers moved in quickly.
The Indian rivals of the Pequot’s quickly spread rumors that the Pequot’s were plotting against the English. The new Connecticut colony had displayed similar traces of wanting to operate independently of the parent colony of Massachusetts Bay. Massachusetts Bay had attempted to intimidate the Pequot’s and assert their authority by sending a disciplinary expedition that eventually forced the Pequot’s to go to war. The Pequot’s retaliated with raids that killed several English women, men and children.
The Pequot war started in 1637 and had several great consequences. This was the first crucial armed conflict between the native people and colonist of New England. Captain John Underhill and John Mason ordered his soldiers to burn them. The Pequot tribe that inhabited the Connecticut Valley was destroyed wiped out. Approximately forty Pequot’s escaped and the ones that were captured were sold into slavery in Boston. The Pequot’s late signed a legal document called “Treaty of Hartford” which was into place a year later. The Treaty of Hartford ended the Pequot Tribe and their name. There were several conflicts that took place to start the Pequot war. The English Puritans were taking the Pequot Indians land over. There was conflict over property, damaging Indian crops, hunting, the selling of the alcohol to Indians and dishonest traders. It was the English belief that it was their land and that the Indians were just savages. The English felt that they were superior than everyone. The Pequot Indians felt that they needed the colonist and were at their mercy because they were dependent on the English colonist goods. After trying to reconcile several times they were unable to come to an agreement which is when the Pequot war began. The war involved the English and Pequot Indians several other Indians tribes as well.
The process of dehumanization then started, disregarding which nation was involved. As Mason and his army began to dehumanize the Pequot people, the outcome and people responsible behind it were more apparent than ever before. The immoral treatment the English and Americans in enslaving and murdering Native Americans have been the topic of debates for a long time now. This practice by a handful of people was aimed at gaining more land, wealth, and power. From the beginning violence helped us acquire land, wealth and power. According to a survey of American massacres, incidents of mass extermination similar to the Pequot War portray a lot about our outlook toward violence and war, law and order.
Ultimately, these events show the true story behind the first settlers who came to America. The extermination of Indians, by massacre or flight, powered Europeans to settle in this continent, while the Indian wars are only emphasized in the first sections of our nation’s History.

References
Karr, R. (1998). `Why Should You Be So Furious?': The Violence of the Pequot War. Journal Of American History, 85(3), 876-909.
John Mason, c.1600–1672, American colonial military commander. (2011). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 1.
Schultz, E. B. (2011). A War and Its Legacy. Cobblestone, 32(1), 2.