King Philipps War - E-book - ePub

One of the most significant wars in the history of BritishAmerican Colonies is the King Philips War which is also knownas the Great Narragansett War. Others may also call itMetacomet's War, First Indian War, Metacom's War or theMetacom's Rebellion. The 14 months long war brought muchdestruction and loss of lives. The natives furiously attacked theEnglish settlements in this period and destroyed several ofthem.
King Philip's War saw the highest loss of lives in termsof war in the history of America. There were as many as 40%natives who lost their lives or fled the nation in fear of death. The natives who survived the war were taken prisoners andsold as slaves. There were many native villages also that weredestroyed and New England's native population was nowreduced to a few handful natives scattered throughout theregion.
The war was won by the Puritan English who thensaw this victory as a sign to expand their settlements. Whatever independence the natives had was lost because of thewar. The political system of the natives was now controlled bythe colonies and the natives were now slaves in the region. The war left a deep and stretched impact on the natives whohad to suffer for long.