Metacom's fight against the English settlers didn't end well for either side. Read pages 124-126 for the story.
YOU!
Questions
What was Metacom worried about?
How was the relationship between the settlers and the Native American like in the beginning?
Why did this change?
Who was John Sassamon?
Where did he learn English?
Why did he try to warn the governor of Plymouth?
Why didn't the governer believe him?
Why didn't he want to go back to Metacom?
What happened to him?
What did the English do to the warriors?
How did the war start?
What did Mary Rowlandson write about the attack on her house?
What happened during the Great Swamp Fight?
Why did Metacom go to New York?
Did the Mohawk tribe help him?
How did Metacom die?
What was the aftermath of the war?
Why was it called King Philip's War?
Where did the remaining Native Americans go?
Homework: You are from the Mohawk tribe, and Metacom has come to ask you for help. Write a play between the two sides.
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