USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the death of Ousamequin in 1662, his son and heir, Metacom – who was known as King Philip by the English – believed the alliance forged by his father was no longer being honoured by the colonists.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Philip was hung, beheaded, drawn and quartered. His head was placed on a spike and displayed at Plymouth colony for two decades. King Philip’s death effectively ended the war, although clashes continued throughout New England until the Treaty of Casco was signed in 1678.

Detailed explanation-3: -In terms of population, King Philip’s War was the bloodiest conflict in American history. Fifty-two English towns were attacked, a dozen were destroyed, and more than 2, 500 colonists died – perhaps 30% of the English population of New England. At least twice as many Native Americans were killed.

Detailed explanation-4: -King Philip’s War, also called Great Narragansett War, (1675–76), in British American colonial history, war that pitted Native Americans against English settlers and their Indian allies that was one of the bloodiest conflicts (per capita) in U.S. history.