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 Thanksgiving
Between 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.