USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Metacom, also called Metacomet, King Philip, or Philip of Pokanoket, (born c. 1638, Massachusetts-died August 12, 1676, Rhode Island), sachem (intertribal leader) of a confederation of indigenous peoples that included the Wampanoag and Narraganset .

Detailed explanation-2: -He became sachem (chief) in 1662, after the deaths of his father and older brother. As a leader he took the lead in his tribe’s trade with the colonists. In time, he took the name King Philip to honor the relations between the colonists and his father and even purchased European style apparel in Boston.

Detailed explanation-3: -Metacom, also known as Metacomet, Pometacom and King Philip, was a tribal leader of the Pokanoket tribe and the Wampanoag nation. Metacom is most known for leading the Wampanoag and their allies in the fight against the English during King Philip’s War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Death of Massasoit & Wamsutta Wamsutta was given the name Alexander and Metacomet was called Philip to honor Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. Metacomet began to use the title & name King Philip in his interactions not only with the colonists but his own people & dressed accordingly.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.