Complex sentence: Also called Paquiack ("open plain " or"cleared land") by local Native Americans, the settlers chose the name Swampfield for their town, but in October 1687, the general court decreed the name Danbury.
Split into simpler sentences: Also called Paquiack ("open plain " or"cleared land") by local Native Americans, the settlers chose the name Swampfield for their town. In October 1687, the general court decreed the name Danbury.