You've seen the movie, you've read the book . . . now answer the questions!
King Philip's War lasted mainly from 1675-1676, and turned out to be devastating for the Native Americans in the New England region. In this conflict, Metacom ("King Philip") and his Native allies were defeated by the English colonists and their Native allies in a last ditch effort to stop what Metacom and others felt was overwhelming territorial encroachment and political, economic, and social oppression by the English colonists. What do you think . . . on the part of Metacom and his allies, was this war:
A. Necessary, or
B. Unnecessary
and was this war:C. Winnable, or
D. Unwinnable?
To answer this question, do the following:
1) Choose A. or B., and
2) Choose C. or D.
3) Explain your answer for both #1 and #2
4) Provide at least one specific fact to support your answer (specific means names, dates, and/or statistics) . . . Make sure your specific fact is unique!5) Include the source for your specific fact
Post your comment below using your first name, last initial, and class period...remember to go through the word verification process and make sure your comment posted immediately.
This 10 point assignment is due by 11:59pm on 9/8/11.
Good luck!
35 comments:
A.D.
The war between Metacom, or “King Phillip” as the English called him, and the Puritans with their Indian allies was one of necessity to the Wampanoag tribe. Often regarded as the bloodiest war of the 17th century, the war was begun by the leader of the Wampanoag tribe, Metacom – the son of Massasoit, the initiator of The Great Thanksgiving. As time went on, the power dynamic flipped, and the Puritan leaders began to push their boundaries with the Wampanoag tribe, who was a supposedly close ally. They began to make decisions for them involving their trade, livelihood, and politics. After three Wampanoag men were executed in the June of 1675 for supposedly murdering a Puritan informant, the raids began (King Philip’s War). To Metacom and the Wampanoag people, the Puritans had been considered an ally and friend until their betrayal. The Puritans stole their land and hunting grounds and forced Metacom to admit to treason, when no such act was commited. After several betrayals of the Puritan people, the Wampanoag people had no choice but to rebel and prove themselves as a power source, not to be forgotten. In contrast with popular opinion, the first raid that initiated the war was not actually organized by Metacom, but by his young warriors who decided to take matters into their own hands (King Philips War). Unfortunately, the effort was a lost cause. By the time the rebellion had been organized, the few dozen settlers Massasoit had saved over thirty years ago had spread into a thick culmination of towns and cities, bringing the English population to well above that of the disease weakened native’s. In the beginning, the natives possessed the home field advantage and managed to destroy over twenty-five English towns. But the Puritan organization and immunity could not be outmatched, and the natives were eventually brought down by numbers, disease, and famine.
"King Philip's War (British-Native American Conflict) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. .
1) A
2) C
3) I say that the war was necessary because of the way the English were treating the Indians. It was wrong after everything that the Indians had done for them. The Indians couldn’t and shouldn’t have just stood by and accepted the mistreatment. If certain factors had been changed they could’ve won the war. For example if all the Indian tribes joined together against the English they would’ve had the supplies and a larger attack force.
4) The treaty Philip’s father had made with the pilgrims had been kept for fifty years (source 2). King Philip’s Indian name was Metacom and he came to power after his brother Wamsutta died (source 1).
5) Source 1: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
Source 2: http://www.usahistory.info/NewEngland/King-Philips-War.html
1) A
2) D
3) I think that King Philip's War was, both A and D. The war was necessary, because the English were constantly encroaching on the Indians and slowly growing in power. Without the war, the New England Indians would have eventually been driven out anyway by European population growth. However, from the very beginning King Philip's War was unwinnable for the Indians. The English had better armor, more guns, and nowhere to retreat toward. The English also could rely on support from the home country and fellow colonies.
4) Connecticut, though not involved at the beginning of the war, provided military support against King Philip. (http://www.colonialwarsct.org/1675.htm).
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1. A
2. D
3. When the brutal and unfair treatment of the natives came to the point where they could no longer ignore such unfairness, it was obvious that war between them and the colonists was both necessary and unavoidable. The English policies towards them, especially the taking of much native land, as well as the actions of Josiah Winslow, meant that the natives had essentially come to be a people completely under control of the people they had once saved. This unfairness, as well as the pride of the Native Americans, made the war necessary. Sadly, it was also a lost cause for the natives, who never stood a chance of winning. Although they had surprise and knew the land better, the colonists simply had more people, weapons, ammunition, and resources for the natives to be able to last through the war. In addition, the colonists had the backing of one of the most powerful nations on the planet, from where more people and supplies could arrive indefinitely. Metacom probably knew that victory was impossible when he began his fight with his oppressors, but it was the only chance he had to preserve the traditions, freedom, and way of life of his people.
4. During the war, natives were being destroyed by famine and disease in addition to the settlers, resulting in three native deaths for every one Englishman who lost their life.
(http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/king_philip.htm)
1. A
2. B
3. King Philip needed to fight for his people against the English Colonists to try and stop the oppression being done on them. Though King Philip and many of his tribe died, not doing anything would have proved as more of a defeat. The war itself was unwinnable from the Native American stand point. Sure they had more people, but they were not all united under one strong Native American power. The colonists had a better idea of government and how to live more sophisticated lives, which would have led to their defeating King Philip one way or another. Even though King Philip lost, he obviously did the right thing by fighting back, because if he had not, he would have been a traitor to his people for allowing their culture and beliefs to die.
4. In an act of defiance towards Christian ideas being pressed on his people, while being preached to by John Eliot, King Philip ripped off a button on John's shirt and said he cared more for that button than his gospel.
5. Second paragraph in http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/king_philip.htm
I believe that King Phillip's war was a necessary conflict that the Native American had no chance to win. When King Phillip initiated the war, his tribe was being grossly unjustified in the politics of Plymouth, and were being mistreated poorly. After only 50 years of being there, the English had already grown complacent, arrogant, and rude. These negative characteristics would only continue further on as more settlers came, and King Phillip could not let his tribe be pushed around forever. He knew that if he didn't act now, while he still could have some control over the situation, that the history of his people would be lost forever. That is why I believe the war was completely necessary for the Wampanoag people, but I do not believe that it was winnable for them. The Native tribes had a good burst of victories, destroying many small towns all across the Plymouth area. They eliminated almost half of the smaller villages of the people during the course of the war. Unfortunately, the Native's supplies usually were only good for about a season, and they soon ran out of ammunition, food, and other important necessities needed to fight a war. After the Natives had become successful in driving the colonists to their larger towns, the war became more of a war of attrition, with both sides trying to eliminate the other. The English now had more supplies in a more fortified area, and they took advantage of their upper hand. The Natives never could have held out for that long against the English, because there was no way for them to get more munitions to fight the English with. And the Natives should have made nice with some other colonists (i.e. French, Dutch) in order to get more supplies for a longer lasting war. If they had done this, the war becomes very winnable for the Indians while they have the English on the run.
Source:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~massasoit/bodge2.htm
1. A
2. C
3. Ling Phillip's war was a necessary step for the Indians to take against the spread of the colonies. By the 1670s, multiple colonies had been established in the New England area, and Indian lands were being taken by the second. Faced with the decision of either letting the English take their land without retaliation, or fight back with a chance of success, he chose the later. He made the right decision to attack, because the English were not being negotiable with the natives.
4. This war was also a winnable war for the Indians. They destroyed, according to the video watched in class, up to 20 English villages during the war. However, some native tribes had allied with the British to help fight against King Phillip, most notably the Mohawks. had these Indians sided with Phillip, instead of the British the outcome of the war would have been much different. With the aid of natives, the English were able to prevail, but without their help, they might have lost to Phillip and his Indian Army.
5. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
1) B
2) C
3) King Philip's War, although winnable, was unnecessary. Sure, one could argue that the immense mistreatment of the Indians could not be ignored and something had to be done, but one could also say that about any injustice. By starting a war, Metacom lead his people into an abyss of which they would never return. There were other ways to handle the tense situation among the colonists and the Indians. They could have talked it out better, and if that failed they could have seen that they would possibly lose this war and moved somewhere else willingly instead of dying. But, even as the war should never have been started, it was indeed winnable. They Indians knew the land well and had English weapons. With proper leadership, they could have taken down Plymouth like how Hernán Cortéz did to the Aztec Empire.
4)In 1662, Metacom's (Philip) brother Alexander (Wamsutta) was killed, presumably by the English. Upon hearing word of this Metacom should have began discussing a more harmonious situation with the English rather than letting it sit then divulging into war.
5)http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/KingPhil
1. A
2. D
3. The war that King Phillip started against the oppressive English settlers was unwinnable, but it was also necessary. First off, the Indians were outmatched by the settlers because they were forced to return many of their guns shortly before it started. This was also during the time when the colonies/villages had greater power over the Indians rather than vice-versa. Even if the Indians accomplished the impossible feat of destroying all of the towns, they would not be able to stop the inevitable conquering of their lands by the next wave of settlers. England was not about to lose its grasp on the small piece of the new world that it managed to colonize before the other European powers. England was also allies with some Indian tribes in the region, which was an advantage. I think it was still a necessary war for King Phillip, however, because it was his only choice besides continued oppression or fleeing Westward, and I don't think he would leave his land. From his point of view, it was either have his people be gradually destroyed, or go down with a fight (and still eventually be wiped out). King Phillip was too proud of his people to let them die in vain, so he decided to make it a final stand. There was no way to make an agreement with the colonists in which both sides could coexist peacefully and King Phillip knew this.
4. Over 600 colonists and about 3,000 Native Americans had been killed by the end of the war in August 1676.
5.http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/king_philip.htm
1. A
2. B
3. King Phillip's War was necessary because the track the Natives and Pilgrims were on was one that would end in either the total anhillation or relocation of the Natives. In 1662 The Pilgrims took Wampanoag leader Wamsutta at gunpoint back to Plymouth. At Plymouth, Wamsutta died because of disease. Wamsutta's brother was Phillip, and became leader of the Wampanoag after his brother died. This personal blow to the King Phillip was just one of many reasons he decided to go to war with Pilgrims. If King Phillip had not gone to war, he and his people may have shared the same fate his brother faced. Feeling cornered and out of options, it was logical for the Wampanoags to go to war. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
4. Although this war was necessary, there was no possible way the Natives could win. This is because of their less advanced weaponry and suffering population. Even though the Natives had acess to guns, they still didn't have enough to out weigh the Pilgrims' weapons and experience. Finally, the population of the Wampanoag had been suffering due to disease and conflicts with neighboring tribes.
Sorry, I meant D for question number 2
1. A
2. D
3. The war between the Wampanoag tribe and the Puritans was one based off of high tensions, as a result of the greed of the settlers and the intolerance the Indians felt towards the Puritans. One spark that unleashed the tension was the murder of John Sassamon, a native who understood both sides and acted as a liason. I feel that the war was necessary on the side of the Indians, as the settlers were threatening to completely change their ways of living, as well as taking their lands. The settlers would not be assuaged knowing that there was land they could not have, knowing it was only because the Indians lived there, a reason not suitable to the pilgrims. The Wampanoag tribe needed to attempt to preserve their culture, as any group of people would.
4. I feel that the war was unwinnable for the Indians, however. King Philip knew that it was a long shot, but he had to take the chance in order to lead his people, and prove to the English that they were a force to be reckoned with. At the end of the war, the English won, based on the sheer force of numbers the English had on their side. Most of the Wampanoag were either slaughtered or sold into slavery by the English, but did not go out without giving the English a rough time and somewhat maintaining their pride.
5. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
1. A
2. D
3. The war between the Wampanoag tribe and the Puritans was necessary but also unwinnable for the Indians. I feel that the war was bound to happen because of the treatment the Wampanoag tribe was given. The tribe had given the Puritans respect and cooperation when they first came, even though they took the Indians land away from them. In today's world, a war would break out instantly if anything of the sort was done, but the Wampanoag handled themselves in a manner that should be respected. For that reason, I feel that King Phillips war was necessary for the Indians because it was time that they started to stand up for themselves. Although the war was necessary, I feel it was unwinnable for the Indians. Because of disease, many of the Wampanoag's people had been killed, meaning that their strength in numbers had already been limited before the war even began. Also, Phillip had been warned by Williams that if he began a war with the Puritans that the surrounding towns would become involved and outnumber the Indians, and that statement was seen to be true.
4. When the Puritan colonies noticed a large number of Indians gathered near Providence, they created an army of about 1000 men and on December 19 in a 3 hour fight killed approximately 1000 Indians, whereas only approximately 80 colonists had been wounded or killed, clearly showing that the Wampanoag people were outnumbered from the beginning.
5. Source: http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/king_philip.htm
1.A
2.C
3. I believe that King Phillip's War was necessary and winnable. The war was necessary becuase of the way the Puritans were treating the Wampanoag. The Puritans threatened to change the Wampanoag's way of life. The colonists were greedy in was of land, food, valualbes, and many other things. As seen with the Spanish in South America, they wiped out entire civilizations based on the very same thing the colonists wanted. War was necessary to try to but the colonists on the defensive and to show that the Wampanoag were not tolerant of the way they were being treated. If war had not come the tribe would have most likely been relocated, sold into slavery, or wiped out by disease. War was needed, and King Phillip could have won it but due to poor military stratagy the Purtians prevailed. The reason it was a winnable war for the Wampanoag was becuase they knew the land better than the Purtians, and they had fighting styles that the colonists had never seen. The Wampanoag, like all natives, were very quick on their feet and could move around quietly. The Wampanoag had lived there for many years so they had the knowledge of the land on their side. In order to have a resolution to the situation, with the Wampanoag and the Purtians, there had to be war. If King Phillip had used the advantages they had over the colonists the natives could have prevailed.
4. Colonist' hunger for land and their heavy-handed treatment of Natives led to one of the most disastrous wars in American history. The murder of John Sassamon, a Native liaison between the two groups, resulted in a complete breakdown in relations (source 1). This proves that war was necessary between the two peoples.
5. Source 1: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
1.) A
2.) D
3.)King Philip's war, from the perspective of the Wampanoag people, was most certainly necessary, however it was unwinnable. The war was necessary because there was no other way for the Indians to deal with the unjust treatment they were receiving. Trying to talk it out with the Puritans would prove to be ineffective. The Puritans only had one view in mind: their own desire to obtain possession of land. They didn't care whether or not the Indians agreed with their motives, they only cared for the advancement of their own civilization. This is enough reason to clearly see why trying to negotiate would not prove successful. This war, despite being necessary for the Wampanoags, was an unwinnable one all the same. The Wampanoags simply did not have enough men to defeat the Puritans. This was due not only to the fact that disease killed many Indians, but also that the Puritans acquired the assistance of many other Indian tribes. Another point that should be taken into account is the fact that the colonists had more advanced weapons than the Indians. Even though the war was unwinnable for the Wampanoags, it was better to stand up and face the Puritans rather than let them push the Indians away from their land.
4.) It is clear that the Indians fought an unwinnable war by viewing the death statistics, showing that they were heavily outnumbered. Aside from this is the fact that hundreds of Indians were forced into slavery after the war, only enforcing the point that the war was unwinnable for the Wampanoags.
5.) http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/The%20Seaflower%20Native%20Slaves%20and%20King%20Philips%20War.htm
1) A, Necessary
2) D, Unwinnable
3) Explanation of Necessity:
During the humble beginnings of the Puritan Colonists, it was the Wampanoags that assisted them through their transition into the new world and saved the Colonists from their foretold failures if they continued on their trek. As the years went by, however, the Colonists forgot "who made them" and began to oppress them, forcing them to give up land that was rightly theirs and foreshadowing the Wampanoags fate as the "white men’s vassals”. As a result, Metacom was in the correct mind when he made the decision to go to war, as he saw this as the only possible way to preserve the Indians' sovereignty as a tribe.
4) Explanation of being not winnable:
Unfortunately for the Wampanoags and Metacom, though the necessity existed for the war, it was destined to be a failure from the start. Beyond the fact that the Colonists had the upper hand with tools, supplies, weapons and manpower, the Wampanoags were heavily dependent upon their allies (i.e. Narragansett Tribe) to make this quest a success. The Wampanoags themselves, as described by the film were weak and without many of the warriors needed to bring on the fight. As a result of such, the Wampanoags did in fact rely heavily upon the powerful Narragansett Tribe in order to supplement their manpower and fighting power. As foreshadowed, in 1675 the “Great Swamp Fight” had nearly obliterated the Wampanoags’ strongest ally, forcing the Wampanoags deeper into the grave that they had dug themselves. In hindsight we can infer that this heavy reliance upon other tribes made the situation difficult to control as they attempted to maintain some semblance of unity. The Indian alliance can best be described as a dining room table; all the legs support the counter (in the case of the Indians, the cause) and when one leg (a tribe/ ally) breaks, it forces the remaining part of the counter to come falling down.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/318529/King-Philips-War
1.A
2.D
3. The war was necesscary for these Natives because they were getting more and more of their land taken away as the days went by. Not only this, but the Puritans also wanted to completely change the way of their lives, which would wreck their culture. The Puritans did not once think about the amount of land that they were taking from the Wampanoag tribe, so bringing the battle to the Puritans showed the amount of emotions the tribe had towards these losses. The war, I believe, was unwinnable for the Wampanoag tribe. Even though they had far more troops than the Puritans had, the Puritans had more advanced weaponry and were more skilled with them than the Natives were. King Philip had no military plan to win the war against the Puritans, so in the end, the disorganization and unplanned attacks on the Puritan towns led to their loss. Disease was also on the Puritans side because it was wiping out the Wampanoag tribe left and right, creating heavy losses on their part.
4. One in ten soldiers from both sides were either injured or killed, and it took many years for Plymouth and other colonies to recover from the damages.
5. Source - http://www.americanwars101.com/kingphillipswar.html Par. 7.
1.) A
2.) C
3.)I think that King Phillips War was necessary and winnable. If the Native Americans were able to Unite and used their guerrilla war tactics that they used so effectively against each other. Also if they were to understand that they have a better chance against the english earlier than later. Together the Natives out numbered the Pilgrims, it was due to the fact that they didn't understand the English were intolerant to them. Because of the war nearly one tenth of all military men were killed in combat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War
1. A
2. D
3. The Puritans were a group of power hungry people. The Wampanoag would do what is expected of any tribe, protect their land. The new generation of leaders had lost the amiable and personal bonds that once connected them. This sets the stage for a brutal battle. On one side of the ring there are the natives who want to hold onto their traditions and comfortable life they have had for so many years. The Puritans on the other hand want to turn their world upside down and have as much land as possible to make as much money as possible. The Wamapanoag fought to get what they deserve. The tensions between the two groups, are deep, they are bitter, the war was necessary.
4. A win on the Indian side was highly unlikely. The Colonist had more people to begin with after the Indians were devestated from disease. The Indians did not seem to be that far behind in most parts of the war until winter. Their numbers became extremely low and they lost many supplies. This was a major turning point. The Puritans were able to win in the end because they had more advanced weapons and outnumbered the Indians. The war was devestating on both sides. The death toll was high for each party, homes were destroyed, and lives would be forever changed.
http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/king_philip.htm
1+2) I believe that King Philip's War, from the Native American's perspective was necessary, but inevitably unwinnable.
3) The war was just as necessary as the Revolutionary War, and perhaps even more so. These people had been inhabiting the America's for ages of time, and the English suddenly decide that after the Native Americans helped them, they were going to deny them of the rights that they had come over from England to seek. To not stage a war would be to accept the English idea that they are not as good, that they aren't proper people. Even if it was a hopeless cause, it is better to have fought for what is right and failed than to have just given up. The pacifist in me wishes that there would have been more democratic peace talks, trying to come to a solution that didn't include killing anyone, but the English were hardly likely to negotiate with people they hardly considered human. The war was necessary, because if it was not fought, Native American identity would be lost to the English just as well as it was when Native Americans were killed. They were a proud people, and couldn't be expected to lie down to the invaders on their land. As for it being unwinnable, I think it's just a matter of numbers and power. There were plenty of points where the Natives could have won such a war, but I believe the colonists were just too well established to be settled. And if the Wampanoags had succeeded in pushing the colonists out, I think that Mother England and her navy would have come to settle the matter. I don't think that a disease ridden, small native population could have held out for all of that.
4) For a comparison of the comparative weakness of the Native assault, it is suspected that 5% of the New England residents were killed, while 40% of the Native American residents were killed. Relative to the size of populations, King Philips War is the bloodiest in American history. (Digital History, paragraph 21, found at http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/native_voices/nav2.html)
1. A.
2. C.
3. I believe that King Phillips war was both necessary and winnable. The English had proven themselves to be untrustworthy to the Wampanoag tribe by forcing the Native Americans to by land and purchase their goods. The English also forced the natives to surrender their weapons even after the natives welcomed and helped the English upon arrival to America. So, with the treatment of the Natives progressively getting worse , I think it was completely necessary to begin a war. Although I believe it was necessary I do not believe it was winnable. Like king Philip even said in the movie we watched in class, the English were too strong for them. The English had better weapons and also had help from a Native American tribe called the Mohawks.
4. “There were approximately seventy thousand people in New England at the outbreak of hostilities. By the end of the war, somewhere in the neighborhood of five thousand were dead, which more than three-quarters of those losses suffered by the Native Americans”
"MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY, AND WAR"
Nathaniel Philbrick, Author
Published by Penguin Books, 2006
pages xiv and xv
1) A
2) D
3) King Philip's War was both necessary and unwinnable. Does that mean it was a paradox? To that, I say nay. Many things tend to be necessary, but are in no way able to be achieved; like the protests led by the blacks during the civil rights movements. They knew they would end up in jail or dead, but it was necessary. At this point in the New World the English had put themselves on a pedestal high above those who were there before them. The English thought the natives weak, easily taken over and ripe for the picking (in terms of picked for slavery and Christianity). The colonists abused the people who had cared for them in their early years as infant colonies. It was necessary for the native Wampanoags to fight, even if only for their pride. These were their lands and they would die fighting for them. Unfortunately for the natives, they just didn't have the weapons or the men needed for this kind of offensive. The English easily crushed the Indian attacks. The Indians only had the guns that the English had agreed to sell to them (few) and many of their warriors had previously been killed by disease (leaving only few to fight).
4) During the war only about 600 colonists ended up dying as opposed to estimates of 3,000 on the side of the natives. These statistics show how much the English annihilated the natives.
5) http://genealogical-gleanings.com/Phillip's%20War.htm
1) Necessary
2) Unwinnable
3) The War between the Wampanoags and the English Puritans was by all means necessary, the Wampanoags can only take so much mistreatment from the English. King Phillip was right in his decision to fight, he did it for the good of his people. He would rather die for his people's freedom than live to see them opressed. He could not just stand around and watch the Puritans, whom he thought were his friends, repeatedly stab him in the back. At the first landing of the Puritans, the Wampanoags could have killed all of them off, but they decided to extend a friendly hand towards the Puritans; unfortunately, they would not receive any friendly gestures in return. This war was necessary because no human being should take that kind of treatment sitting down.
4) While the war was a necessity in order for the Indains to regain some pride, it was unwinnable. For one, the English Puritans had changed drastically from their first landing in Plymouth. They knew the ways of the land, how to use the land for agriculture, how to survive during cold winters. They no longer saw the Indians as being a necessity to them, instead they were viewed upon as an obstacle to having more land, agriculture and prosperity. But the Puritans readiness to fight did not only make them the clear victors in this war; the Indians were hugely outnumbered. The English population had grown immensely, 80,000 English men, most either Puritan or willing to aid the Puritans against the Indians in war. But the Indian population, which took drastic blows due to disease, was hovering around 10,500 ("King Phillips War", par.9). Not only were the Indians vastly outnumbered at this point, but the English were also equipped with guns and firepower. Thus the war being deemed both necessary, yet unwinnable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip's_War#Population
1. A
2. D
3. I think that the war was necessary, but was also unwinnable. It was necessary because the colonists were unfairly treating the Native Americans. When William and Massasoit died, the first generation relations had ended. Hostilities quickly arose between the two groups. The colonists had a desire for more land, and treated the natives poorly. Metacom actually became leader after his brother, Wamsutta, died from illness, who was the previous leader after Massasoit died. Before Wamsutta's death, the colonists had taken him "at gunpoint to Plymouth." There he got sick, and later died, and the Wampanoags blamed the colonists for his death. This led to anger from the Wampanoags. As part of my conclusion to the first answer, the war was necessary. However, it was unwinnable, mainly for a few causes. At first, the natives were making successful raids on the settlements. But as June of 1676 came, the natives were almost out of food and resources to continue on. Another key factor that made this war unwinnable was that there were other tribes that had allied themselves with the colonists, thus increasing the odds against the Wampanoags and their allies.
4. "Not all Native Peoples sided with King Philip. Native soldiers joining with the colonists helped turned the tide of war. Those Natives who fought alongside the English or remained neutral were, however, not always trusted by the English. Many Native neutrals were interned on outlying islands under inhumane conditions."
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
1. A
2. D
3. I believe that the war against the English colonists and started by King Phillip was a necessity but always was unwinnable. The Native Americans have to much pride in their people to let them get pushed around by the English. It started off with the Indians being stronger than the English and allowing them to come into their lands. They teach them ways of survival and each side needs each other to coexist. The English brought them guns to fight off neighboring Indians and the Indians keep them alive with their food and shelter. Then more and more English come until the English over populate the Indians and the first generation trust have passed away. The English then enforce these laws of theirs onto the Indians and start to build a wall between the two races. They take the Indians guns and force injustice upon them. If they had not of fought back, they would have been turned into slaves or been pushed Westward and would have died eventually. Even if they had managed to win the first battle against the English, there were plenty more stationed in England who would have had no mercy on the Indians. There are millions more populating England and the Indians were weak as it was. It was an unwinnable battle but the Indians did not go down losing their pride
4. "The war was devastating for Native Peoples. Entire families were sold into slavery abroad; others were forced to become servants locally. The Wampanoag had to adapt aspects of their culture to survive; their political independence ended. Nevertheless, Native Peoples continued to live in Plymouth Colony. Many maintained tribal ties and a strong sense of community".
5.http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
1.) A
2.) D
3.) I believe that King Philip's War was completely neccessary for the Native Indians, yet sadly unwinnable. The war was neccessary for the Indians because, although unwinnable, it at least gave them one last shot at freedom and victory, and at shedding their status at second-class citizens. The war gave the Native Indians a united focus that allowed them to regain their pride at least temporairly, while fighting to defend what rightfully belonged to them, as opposed to just letting the opportunity pass them by and potentially regretting it in the future. The Indians would never have been able to have closure and acceptance of the new situation without the war. It was clear that neither side was willing to talk things out, or negotiate a compromise, but a solution was still neccessary. Thus, war was most likely the only option. The war expressed to the Puritans what the Indians had not been able to fully get across for all of the years that they had been mistreated and neglected. Although neccessary, however, the war was completely unwinnable from the start. The Native Indians had less weapons and less men. The Puritans had their eyes and motives so intensely set on the prize of land and power that it was clear they would never surrender in battle. Out of men, out of strategy, and out of luck, the Indians were quickly shown the reality of their situation.
4.) The fact that King Philip's War only lasted for one year, from 1675 to 1676, shows distinctly just how little of a chance the Indians had in winning. A one year war was a relatively short war in comparison to other major wars of the time period, showing just how quickly the Indians were taken out.
5.)http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/horsemusket/kingphilip/default.aspx
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3. As the time living among the Indians continued, the settlers started to go on their mission of conversion and spread of English culture. They went as far as to translate the Bible into native languages to help with the conversion. While this invasion was mostly friendly and well-meaning, it still was changing the culture of the natives. Eventually, some groups grew weary of this change and wanted to take action. The Indians made a series of attacks on various settlements in an attempt to take back their land. However, these attempts were mostly futile because the settlers had more sophisticated technology and war experience. Eventually, through a series of counter attacks, the settlers pushed back the Indian attacks and eventually killed King Phillip. The aftermath left thousands of Indians dead and a massive hit on the settlers' funding and population. Throughout the war, the Wampanoag people had little organization or support, which eventually led to the victory of the settlers mainly based on their ability to think and act in the conflict.
4. The Indian's attack was a sudden outburst of violence. There had been no signs of conspiracy among the Wampanoag people. It is rather believed that the Indians saw the settlers as invaders and wanted them driven out.
5.http://www.usahistory.info/NewEngland/King-Philips-War.html
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I believe that King Phillip’s war was necessary. Phillips options were go down fighting or just let the English colonists take away your rights slowly but surely. I also think it was necessary to send a message that if you betrayed the Wampanog tribe you wouldn’t get away with it. If you let someone walk all over you once then you can count on it happening again. The Wampanog welcomed the English with open arms when the first arrived, but as soon as the English were strong enough they turned their backs on the people that helped them survive. This treatment was terrible, and if they don’t stand up for themselves then nobody ever will.
This war was unwinnable for King Phillip because the English could constantly import more soldiers to fight and eventually defeat the Wampanog. Also not all of the Native American tribes were willing to help the Wampanog, and even some sided with the English. Although the Wampanog didn’t go down without a fight, “… it was one of the bloodiest and costliest wars in the history of North America.” It was an unwinnable war, but the Wampanog people sure gave a fight.
"King Philip's War." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Sept. 2011. .
Kate F.,7th hour
Personally, I think that King Philip's war was both necessary but unwinnable on the part of the Native Americans. The English had more advanced war experience from being from a country that was at the forefront of warfare at the time. They also were able to come back to England if circumstances dictated it whereas America was the only land most of the Indians had ever known. However, I do think that the war was necessary on account of how the Indians were treated at the hands of the English. The English came, took their land and brought over diseases that killed large numbers of their tribe so the Indians had every right to wage war on the English.
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3. Considered one of the most disastrous wars in American history, King Philip's War was undoubtedly necessary due to the terrible injustices made onto the Indians by the Puritans. Hungry for land and control, the Puritans threatened to essentially wipe out the whole culture and beings of the natives. Had the war not happened, the already diminishing Indian population would have wiped out and fallen totally victim to the thriving English. There would be no threat of future rebellion and no defiance to the Puritans' controlling ways. Despite this fact, the war was a lost cause for the Indians from the start. With better weapons and trained individuals, the Indians stood no chance. The Indians also could both not rely on neighboring colonies and did not have organized plans as the Puritans could and did. Along with the disease sweeping fast through the population of the natives, the war was a clear loss for the Indians from the beginning.
4. Near the end of the war, colonists considered abandoning their destroyed frontiers, but time was on their side. By June of 1676, war came again. Native forces, lacking food, manpower and arms, retreated.
5. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
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3. The English did not exactly leave the Native Americans with a lot of options. The settlers kept on demanding more and more land, and the Indians needed to do something in order to protect their land. King Phillip also tried multiple other solutions before choosing to declare war, such as offering compromises and simply demanding to be treated as people. Since the English denied them these rights, the Indians had no choice but to at least try and get what was rightfully theirs back by using the only option they had left; fighting back with all they could. However, their efforts were in vain, for the English had superior technology, outnumbered the Natives, and much more united then the nearby Indian tribes that fought against them. Even if the Native Americans managed to overcome the English already in place, England's thirst for expansion would not be sated and they would have returned with more people willing to fight and would have eventually won the war.
4. "However, his son, Metacom (nicknamed King Philip by the colonists) led the New England Native Americans to fight against the colonists as they seized more and more land. Further, colonial governments were increasingly forcing the native populations to accept European customs and laws.
The spark that started the war occurred in 1675 when a Native American Indian named Sassamon who had converted to Christianity was murdered. Plymouth Colony executed three Wampanoags for his murder. King Philip led his tribe to retaliate thus leading to King Philip’s War." - This quote shows how the Natives were forced into the war. There land was being taken, their culture stripped away, and the final straw was the execution of three Indians for a crime they may not have committed
5. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/a/King-Philips-War.htm
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3.) There are many times in history that needed to happen, despite their crude ugliness. King Philip's war was one of them, as without it, life as we know it today would not be the same. Either way, the Indians were going to lose their land. They were weak and had less on their fighting forces, while New England was stronger and could always pull more men in from Old England. Why did this war need to happen, then? It's simple. Without it, the Indians would have slowly died off one by one, being sold into slavery, trying futile, small attempts to destroy homes and being captured, and being killed just for the fear of the White Men. At least with the war, the Indians were given a taste of what England could dish out. The few surviving groups were reminded by Philip's displayed head to not attempt messing with them, and to find another way around the conflict. While it may have been painful, the war was like pulling a band aid off quick. While it takes off all of your skin and burns for a few seconds, the band aid itself had been protecting the skin underneath it. Without it, a wound can be infected and become dangerous. If the Indians hadn't of had the war, they, too, would have died off eventually.
I also think, though, that winning this war was unobtainable. They were outnumbered and weak after fighting among themselves. Disease had ravaged through their parts, and they were left defenseless, but still egging on the battle. They had no idea at the time what they were getting themselves into, and without the proper knowledge, had no idea that they would soon be wishing to back out of what they started. The natives were set for doom the moment they engaged in fighting, there was no way around it.
4.) To aid to the destruction and to further prove the point of how un-winnable the war was, even many of Philip's own men had gone to fight on the colonist sides. He had been turned against by his own kind.
5.)http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
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3) King Phillip's War was both unnecessary and unwinnable. He knew going into the fight that he was over matched and over powered. The entire reason he did this was to get back at the English for how they treated them. I can understand where his anger was coming from, but he should have thought about the rest of his tribe and how their lives would be affected. It did prove a point that these indians were not going to take any crap, but it also ruined the survivors of his tribes' lives. Many were killed, injured, and sold off into slavery and it happened because of his anger. They all were angry, but it was an ignorant decision to go against a much more powerful more advanced group of people. Instead he should have tried to peacefully do something about this so that the destruction of his people would have happened which is worse than being poorly treated. I am sure the women of his tribe would rather be looked down upon in a town with white people than being shipped off as a slave.
4)"The outcome of King Philip’s War was devastating to the traditional way of life for Native People in New England. Hundreds of Natives who fought with Philip were sold into slavery abroad. Others, especially women and children, were forced to become servants locally."
5)http://www.americanwars101.com/kingphillipswar.html
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I believe that King Philip's war was completely necessary for the Indians. The Indians were being forced off of their own land and were being treated as "2nd class" citizens in their own country. The Puritans were taking advantage of the Indians land and their welcoming nature. If the Indians hadn't started the war or at least spoke up for themselves, the Puritans would have continued to push the Indians further and further inland (which ended up happening anyways many years later...). Once these Indians had no where else to move to, or once they simply refused to move, the puritans would have killed them or sold them into slavery. King Philip mad the right decision to fight the war. He was standing up for his tribe and would rather die a free man and a true Wampanoag than live either as a slave or as a mistreated lower class citizen somewhere in the Midwest.
Unfortunately, this war was anything but winnable for the Indians. At the time of the war, New England's European population exceeded 50,000 people (source 1). Many of the European men had guns and were willing to fight against the Indians IF they attacked. Some puritan armies were reported to be in the 1000's of troops (source 1). This would simply be too much fire power for the Indians to handle, not to mention the Indians still hadn't recovered from the disease that devastated their entire tribe almost 60 years prior. The Indians did not have a large enough army to fight an entire war, so they chose to fight in small battles and raids. This method OVERALL proved to be unsuccessful. Their most effective raid was on February 21, 1676; killing 17 Puritans (Medfielders) and destroying 32 homes (source 1).
Source 1
http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/king_philip.htm
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