King Philip's Conflict In The US Colonies

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King Philip’s war was a brutal conflict in 1675-1676 between the Wampanoag tribe and the New England colonists. It is considered to be the bloodiest and most deadly conflict in the history of the US Colonies. Tensions had been growing between the Indians and the Europeans for quite a while. John Easton, the attorney general of Rhode Island, met with Metacom, also know as King Philip, the leader of Wampanoags, in an effort to mediate an agreement between the two parties. King Philip is reported to have expressed his grievances against the colonists, which included the continued loss of Wampanoag lands to the Europeans, the destruction of Indian crops by the colonist’s cattle, and the unequal treatment of the Indians in the English courts.

Prior to this brewing conflict, the Indians and the English had established a peaceable relationship where the English traded guns and metal tools to the Indians in exchange for fur to sell to the European market. …show more content…
New England claimed that King Philip was the mastermind behind the attacks but there were many tribes under different leaders who attacked the settlements. In 1675, whites outnumbered the Indians yet the allied Indians, armed with guns and ammunition obtained in trade with the English, managed to besiege nearly 45 New England’s towns in 1776. The colonists were not sure they would be able to win this war. In mid 1676, a powerful counter attack led by the colonists and their Iroquois allies overpowered the opposition which led to the capture and execution of King Philip. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Indian villages were destroyed, men, women, and children were captured and killed or sold into slavery. Many Indian survivors retreated to Canada. With the Indian population diminished and their strength and unity broken, access to land greatly expanded. The way was cleared for white
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