1. B y : A im e e N e ls o n a n d
C a r a C o n g e lli

2. W h o is M e t a c o m e t ?
• S o n o f M a s s a s s o it
- P e a c e m a k e r b e t w e e n P ilg r im s a n d N a t iv e
A m e r ic a n s .
- T h a n k s g iv in g .
- D i e d i n 16 6 0 p a s s i n g d o w n p o s i t i o n o f
c h ie f t o W a m s u t t a , h is s o n .
• Wa ms utta
– B e c a u s e t h e c o lo n is t s w a n t e d m o r e
c o n t r o l, t h e y h e ld W a m s u t t a a t P ly m o u t h
a n d t h r e a t e n e d t o k ill h im .
– S h o r t ly a f t e r t h is in c id e n t , W a m s u t t a d ie d
o f a s ic k n e s s .
– M e ta c o me t, Wa ms utta ’ s b ro the r,
b e c a m e c h ie f .

3. K in g P h ilip ’ s W a r
• B lo o d ie s t b a t t le b e t w e e n
N a t iv e s a n d C o lo n is t s .
• B e g a n i n 16 7 5 a n d e n d e d i n
16 7 6 .
• C o lo n is t s p r e v a ile d .
• O n l y 4 0 0 o f t h e o r i g i n a l 12 , 0 0 0
N a t iv e A m e r ic a n s s u r v iv e d .
• 16 7 5 - W a r b e g a n i n t o w n
of S w a ns e a .

4. K in g P h ilip ’ s W a r :
T h e C o n f lic t
•In t h e b e g in n in g t h e N a t iv e
A m e r ic a n s a t t a c k e d c o lo n is t m e n ,
w o m e n a n d c h ild r e n .
•T h e c o lo n is t s w e r e u n a b le t o s t a r t
w a r w it h t h e N a t iv e A m e r ic a n s , s o
t h e y b e g a n a t t a c k in g t h e ir p e o p le .

5. C a u s e s o f K in g
P h ilip ’ s W a r
• C o lo n is t s h u n g e r e d f o r
la n d .
• C o lo n is t s ’ c r u e l t r e a t m e n t
o f N a t iv e s .
• M y s t e r io u s M u r d e r e r o f
J ohn S a s s a mon.
- A p e a c e -m a k e r b e t w e e n t h e
tw o g ro up s .

6. E f f e c t s o f K in g
P h ilip ’ s W a r
• A d e v a s t a t in g t im e f o r N a t iv e
A m e r ic a n s .
• N a t iv e f a m ilie s s o ld a s s la v e s .
• F o r c e d t o b e c o m e s la v e s lo c a lly .
• N a t iv e p o lit ic a l in d e p e n d e n c e
e nde d.
• J o h n A ld e r m e n b e t r a y e d M e t a c o m e t
a n d s h o t h i m o n M t . H o p e i n 16 7 6 .

7. P o p u la t io n T h r o u g h o u t
W a ib e h a d a
• 16 0 0 : W a m p a n o a g t r
r
p o p u l a t i o n o f 12 0 0 0 .
- 4 0 V illa g e s , 8 0 0 0 o n m a in la n d a n d
4 0 0 0 o n o f f s h o r e lo c a t io n s .
• 16 14 - 16 2 0 : 3 e p i d e m i c s i n N e w E n g l a n d
a n d o v e r C a n a d ia n s h ip s .
• 16 2 0 : P i l g r i m s l a n d e d a n d l e s s t h e n
2 0 0 0 m a in la n d N a t iv e s . s u r v iv e d -
Is la n d N a t iv e s w e r e p r o t e c t e d b y
is o la t io n , s t ill h a d 3 0 0 0 .
• 10 m a i n l a n d v i l l a g e s a b a n d o n e d
b e c a u s e o f e p id e m ic s .
• 16 7 5 : o n l y 10 0 0 N a t i v e s l e f t .
• M a in la n d W a m p a n o a g g r e w s lo w ly b a c k
to 3 0 0 0 .
• F e v e r o n Is la n d s .
- 7 0 0 w a s t h e b e g in n in g p o p u la t io n , it
d e c r e a s e d b y 2 /3 .