King Philip

of the Wampanoag’s
War
The War for the New England Colonies
Relations between the colonists
& the American Indians

• American Indians and the English colonists

always had a rocky relationship

• The Wampanoags had helped the colonists

establish Plymouth. The two groups had
worked together, in harmony.

• But, times were changing...

 King Philip
• The Wampanoag’s chose a leader to
represent them, as the English began
to arrive in larger numbers.
• This Native American took the
English name, Philip, and was known
as King Philip.

• Philip represented the

Wampanoags, lead his people, and
served as their representative.
• In 1622, Philip’s brother was killed,
and Philip believes the English were
to blame. His trust in the English
colonists begins to wane.
 Justice
• Later in 1622, the English put two
Wampanoags to death after finding them
guilty of murder.

• King Philip, already distrustful of the

English, does not believe these men were
guilty and openly expresses his opinion to
the Wampanoags.

• A group of Wampanoags retaliate and kill

9 English settlers

• King Philip decides to take his tribe to

war, against the English.
 King Philip’s War
• King Philip & the Wampanoags declare war against the
English and their settlers.

• Remember, the Wampanoags are NOT the only native

tribe in the New England area. Other tribes include
Nipmucks, Narragansetts, Mohegans.

• These tribes had to decide who to side with: English

settlers or King Philip & the Wampanoags.
 The Great Swamp Fight
• The English knew the Narragansetts hadn’t chosen a side.
The Narragansetts were a powerful and large group.

• To stop the Narragansetts from siding with King Philip,

the English attacked the Narragansetts, leaving many
hundreds of the native tribe dead.

• The Great Swamp Fight was a terrible blow to the

Narragansetts. Yet, this did not stop the Narrangansetts
from raiding English settlements

• As the winter of 1676 set in, the English were concerned

they were doomed.
The Great Swamp Fight
 The Mighty Mohawks
• While the English settlers were
concerned, they did not know that
Philip’s luck was changing too.
• Since the Narrangansett tribe’s power
was diminished, Philip needed to find
support from another fierce, native
tribe: the Mohawks.
• Philip went to see the Mohawks, feeling
hopeful to receive their support.
Instead, the Mohawks attacked Philip
and his tribe.
• This left Philip’s forces harmed. They
went back to New England without the
power they gained before the winter.
The English Are Losing?
• The English did not know about the
Mohawk attack. In fact, they still
believed they were losing the war
against Philip.

• They needed a strategy!

• English settlers knew of a group of
Christian Indians who may be friendly
and helpful.

• The English find results! These

Christian Indians side with the settlers,
and the English were winning the war.
 War Ends
• In the summer of 1676 solidified Philip’s defeat.
• Philip comes face-to-face with one of the Christian
Indians. Philip is shot and killed.

• While the English won, their losses were high.

• They lost 1,000 (of 52,000) colonists, 3,000 (of 20,000)
American Indians.

• New England was in ruins.

 Power Shift
• American Indians were largely gone from the region, few
tribes left.

• English settlers would recover and their settlements would

again grow & prosper.

• The Native Americans no longer held power in the New

England colonies.

• The English settlers were able to claim the colonies as

their own.