King Philip's War
Pulling Together to Falling Apart:
An Analysis of King Philip’s War
Juliana Bisson
American History 1301
Instructor Angela Ragan
Fall 2014
The tale of how our country came to be has been told time and time again in our history books as a story of courage, bravery, sacrifice, and then finally, triumph. Brave Englishmen sailing to the New World and ridding the land of the ruthless savages residing inside of it and valiantly stomping through the unknown wilderness claiming lands has inspired the American spirit for centuries. However, this long told famous tale scarcely mentions the important roles and participation of the Native Americans contributing in shaping our country today.
King Philip’s War, also known as Metacom’s Rebellion, was neither the first nor would it be the last settler to savage dispute. Being in proportion the bloodiest and most gruesome battle in American History, it is surprising to know that this war is also one of the most forgotten ones, too. (Native Peoples 50) In the course of only 3 short years, King Philip’s War completely reshaped and reformed the Northeast area of New England. The war caused the destruction of many English settlements and decimated Indian cultural groups from their ancestral homeland already affected by decades of colonial settlement and foreign diseases. (The Journal of American History 975)
“By proportion of population, it [the war] inflicted greater casualties than any other war in American History, and with more than the usual atrocities. Men, women, even children, white and Indian, were killed.” (Native Peoples 50) The extravagant loss in population of both the Indians and the English settlers greatly affected the nation. Nearly half of all Puritan settlements in New England were attacked with their whole towns burned to the ground. In population proportion, the Native Americans lost ten times as many men than the Englishmen, not to mention the thousands more
An Analysis of King Philip’s War
Juliana Bisson
American History 1301
Instructor Angela Ragan
Fall 2014
The tale of how our country came to be has been told time and time again in our history books as a story of courage, bravery, sacrifice, and then finally, triumph. Brave Englishmen sailing to the New World and ridding the land of the ruthless savages residing inside of it and valiantly stomping through the unknown wilderness claiming lands has inspired the American spirit for centuries. However, this long told famous tale scarcely mentions the important roles and participation of the Native Americans contributing in shaping our country today.
King Philip’s War, also known as Metacom’s Rebellion, was neither the first nor would it be the last settler to savage dispute. Being in proportion the bloodiest and most gruesome battle in American History, it is surprising to know that this war is also one of the most forgotten ones, too. (Native Peoples 50) In the course of only 3 short years, King Philip’s War completely reshaped and reformed the Northeast area of New England. The war caused the destruction of many English settlements and decimated Indian cultural groups from their ancestral homeland already affected by decades of colonial settlement and foreign diseases. (The Journal of American History 975)
“By proportion of population, it [the war] inflicted greater casualties than any other war in American History, and with more than the usual atrocities. Men, women, even children, white and Indian, were killed.” (Native Peoples 50) The extravagant loss in population of both the Indians and the English settlers greatly affected the nation. Nearly half of all Puritan settlements in New England were attacked with their whole towns burned to the ground. In population proportion, the Native Americans lost ten times as many men than the Englishmen, not to mention the thousands more
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