Surrender to the Iroquois

Under the terms of the peace treaty, the Susquehannock were settled among the Mohawk and Oneida, and became members of the Iroquois "covenant chain" (a trade and military alliance that gave the Iroquois the authority to represent its members with the Europeans). Eventually, several Susquehannock warriors became Iroquois war chiefs.

In 1706, the Iroquois allowed 300 Susquehannock to return to the Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania. They were no longer powerful and became known as the Conestoga, which was the name of their village. The Iroquois continued to keep a watchful eye on them.

Quaker missionaries arrived and converted many of the Susquehannock. Conestoga became a Christian village and the more traditional Susquehannock left. By 1763 there were only 20 Christian Susquehannock left and they were peaceful. However, because of atrocities committed by other Indians, the colonists wanted to kill all Indians. They killed the remaining 20 Susquehannock.