King Philip’s War

Aka Metacom’s Rebellion

Warm Up

• Observe the image. What do you notice?

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• What predictions can you make about the figure depicted here?

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The First ThanksgivingBetween the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims

Massachusetts Colony, 1600-1675

• Native American population FALLS from 140,000 to 10,000

• English population GROWS to about 50,000

• Indians expected to live in Christian “praying towns” and adopt European customs

King Philip’s War

• Relative to the size of the population, this was the MOST destructive war in American history.

• 40% of New England’s Indians were killed or fled the region.

Guiding Question

Does 500 Nations draw King Philip as a victim or a hero (or some other kind of figure (what))?

- Pay attention to the adjectives and language used to describe King Philip and the war.

Directions

• Work in a group of three to summarize every other paragraph of the article (odd paragraphs if your group # is odd, or even if your group is even).

• Read every paragaraph, but summarize only every other.

• Have one group representative paste up each finished summary.

• Your completed poster will get a team grade.

Summaries

• Try to include language used to describe King Philip/Metacom.

• No more than one sentence per paragraph. Use commas and semi-colons to add info.

• Include only the information that is most essential. Leave out details.

• Read EVERY paragraph, even the ones you don’t summarize.

PIE Paragraph

How should history teachers teach about King Philip, as a victim, hero, or something else (you explain what)?

- Please use evidence from the 500 Nations article and movie to illustrate your point.