Native American Resistance

King Philip’s War• Metacomet was also known as King Philip.

• King Philip’s father, Massasoit, was a Native American chief who had initially helped the Pilgrims adjust to America.

• However, King Philip now wanted to retaliate against the encroaching Europeans

• King Philip’s War was successful at first because he was able to persuade many allies to join

Causes of King Philip’s War

Purpose

Unite against a common enemy.

Involved Massachusetts Connecticut but

not Rhode Island

Democratic growth

Indian Wars Pequot War,

1644King Philip’s

War, 1675Confederation dissolves once

wars end.

Purpose

Unite against a common enemy.

Involved Massachusetts Connecticut but

not Rhode Island

Democratic growth

Indian Wars Pequot War,

1644King Philip’s

War, 1675Confederation dissolves once

wars end.

Not Rhode Island

The Pequot Wars

1636-1637

The Pequot Wars

1636-1637

A Pequot VillageDestroyed, 1637A Pequot VillageDestroyed, 1637

Population of the New England Colonies

Population of the New England Colonies

Massasoit’s son, Metacom (King Phillip)

formed Indian alliance – attacked throughout

New England, especially frontier

English towns were attacked and burned -unknown numbers of

Indians died

1676: War ended, Metacom executed,

lasting defeat for Indians

Mary Rowlandson• Woman who was captured during

an attack on her town during King Philip’s War

• Transported by her Indian captors for some weeks around the New England countryside

• Wrote a detailed account of her daily life in captivity and it became a very popular book in its day

Cultural or social insights from her journal entries:

• Native Americans smoked tobacco• Women were strong physically and mentally• They did not waste their natural resources• Had lots of jewelry (face paint)• They had stockings (evidence of cultural immersion)• Considered pagan (worshipped objects of nature)• Did not like any other religions• Treated Rowlandson with kindness (shared food)• Persecution for unwillingness to join tribe• Rowlandson admired the Native Americans• R. felt that the Native Americans were never scared