USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -King Philip’s War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom’s War, Metacomet’s War, Pometacomet’s Rebellion, or Metacom’s Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Philip’s War-also known as the First Indian War, the Great Narragansett War or Metacom’s Rebellion-took place in southern New England from 1675 to 1676. It was the Native Americans’ last-ditch effort to avoid recognizing English authority and stop English settlement on their native lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fighting in Metacom’s War began in June of 1675 when a group of English fired upon some Pokanoket looting a house in Swansea, Massachusetts, and the Natives retaliated by killing several settlers. As news of the incident spread, colonists and Native people in other areas joined the conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -Metacom (also known as King Philip) was the chief of the Wampanoag tribe. He headed the Native American resistance to colonial power in southern New England during the seventeenth century.

Detailed explanation-5: -King Philip’s War has been called United States’ most devastating conflict. One in 10 soldiers on both sides was killed, 1, 200 colonists’ homes were burned, and vast stores of foodstuffs destroyed. The effects of the carnage and property damage were felt for years by colonists.