Puritan and Native American Relations The BeginningsThe Puritan
Puritan and Native American Relations The Beginnings-The Puritan Era
Puritans and Indians �William Bradford’s death (1657) & Chief Massasoit’s death (1660)broke the peace between the Puritans & Indians �Their friendship had maintained the peace
Puritans and Indians �Tension between the two groups continued to grow due to: �Differences in culture �Puritans livestock trampled Indian’s crops �Competition for resources �Economic changes-many Indians force to sell land
King Philip �Chief Metacomet �known as King Philip by the Puritans �Chief of the Wampanoag �led his people into war to preserve their traditional way of life.
Puritans and Indians �Murder of King Philip’s assistant-led to complete breakdown between Puritans and Indians �Betrayal-Murdered by his own people for giving the Puritans information about an uprising �His killers were tried & hanged by the Puritans �Sparked King Philip to start war with the Puritans
King Philip’s War �From June 1675 -August 1676 -King Philip carried out a series of bloody raids on Puritan settlements �War started in Plymouth Colony & spread all across the New England �Not all Indians sided with King Philip-Some joined colonist forces
King Philip’s War �Victories on both sides, but ultimately colonists more equipped �By June 1676 -Native forces lacked food, manpower, and weapons �War ended in 1676 –Philip killed by a Wampanoag soldier serving the colonists army
Outcome �Most severe war in New England history �Devastating for both sides �Colonists �took decades to recover from lives lost, property damage, and huge military expenses �Indians: �near extinction of tribal life in the region �Some sold into slavery �Had to adapt their culture to survive
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