Blogging from A to Z April Challenge - Letter K

It's Friday! It's also almost the end of the second week of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. 

King Philip's War (1675-1676) was the last major effort of the Indians in Southern New England to drive out the English settlers. "King Philip" was a name the English used to refer to the Pokunoket chief, Metacom, which is why this war is also known as Metacom's Rebellion. These bands, which are now known as the Wamapanoag, joined the Nipmucks, Pocumtucks, and Narragansetts in a bloody uprising that lasted fourteen months and destroyed twelve frontier towns.

Resentment of the English had been building for more than a decade as Indians became more dependent on English goods, food, and weapons. By this time, the fur trade had dried up and some tribal lands had been sold, so Metacom and other leaders were forced to recognize English sovereignty. This caused the Indians to take up arms.

The war ended when Metacom was captured and beheaded. Some supporters escaped to Canada, while others were shipped off as slaves to the West Indies. Those Indians who remained faced servitude and disease while their way of life was disrupted and their lands were confiscated for the greater good.