King Philip's War by Brian Walsh

Mike Grant

TheTrueMLG1217 — 2014-10-10 16:36:43 UTC

The English caused King Philip's war by treating the Native Americans like second-class citizens. They ignored testimonies by Native Americans unless the testimony benefitted them. The English would get Native Americans drunk then cheat them out of their land, for a fraction of what the land is worth. The English's cattle and horses ruined Native American crops because the English didn't use fences on their land. The colonists believed it was caused by the Native Americans being uncivilized and not ready to be converted to Christianity by zealous priests. Also, the French were exasperating the Native Americans against the English.

Ally

Allyk15 — 2014-10-10 16:37:24 UTC

I think the cause of King Phillip's War was mostly the fault of the English not considering the equality of them and the natives. They came to New England and gave diseases to the Natives Americans that ended up wiping out the majority of their people. They also came with new weapons never seen before by the Natives, and started to Christianize them and give them"white customs". The Natives were generally scared by these actions. They weren't sure of the English's intentions, and felt attacked. They felt threatened by the English, because they weren't treating them like equal people.

Chistina

Ckeith — 2014-10-10 16:37:26 UTC

I believe that it was the fact that was never true peace between them, and that they loved in fear that the other person would attack their settlements. Once the English were accused of injuring Sachem Philip and the rest of the tribes stock and cattle, peace between them ended. The Native Americans needed to find a reason that something would happen to their stock and cattle, they didn't think that it was a wild animal or a pack of wild animals, they thought it was the English. It also was the English's fault for teaching the Native Americans how to use guns and fix them, if they broke. Also they taught them their methods of war, which could have helped the Native Americans defeat the English. I think it was both the English and the Native Americans fault that the King Philip's War of 1675 occurred.

Meaghan

mward77 — 2014-10-10 16:37:42 UTC

Chris O

chris928939 — 2014-10-10 16:38:05 UTC

The causes of King Philip's War was that there was a dispute over land, the Native American population rapidly decreased due to diseases brought over by the Europeans, and the colonists tried to Christianize the Natives.

Meaghan

user_1412688938 — 2014-10-10 16:38:08 UTC

The causes of king philip's war was fighting over land and diseases that were brought over from the Europeans . Also the English tried to have the native Americans convert to Christianity.

Caroline

Cblackstead — 2014-10-10 16:38:26 UTC

The causes of king Philips war was dispute over land between the Native Americans and colonists, diseases brought over from Europe that killed many Natives , and other conflicts between the two groups, including the colonists trying to Christianize the Natives.

Emily O

Eoneill20 — 2014-10-10 16:38:45 UTC

I think King Philip's War was mainly caused by the English taking advantage of their power. They had the power to take land from the Indians forcefully, and when they did this they upset and offended the Indians. They also used their power to disregard any problems or concerns the Indians presented to them. These choices and actions caused the Indians to grow angry with the English, and after no compromise could be made the war began. Although the Native Ameicans were provoked in many ways by the English, it was the fault of both groups that no compromise was made, and therefore the war began as a result of the actions of both the. Native Americans and the British colonists.

Natalie

17natleeh — 2014-10-10 16:38:53 UTC

I think that the cause of King Philip's war was due to the fact that the Native Americans lost a lot of land and independence because the English had settled there. Native Americans were being poorly treated by the English which led them to rise up against them. Both the English and Native Americans never had a peaceful relationship between each other and were in constant conflict.

Ryan

Rparcels — 2014-10-10 16:39:16 UTC

King Phillips war was caused because the English and the Natives had many disputes over land, and they fought against each other for it. The English also ignored any testimonies that the Natives had, unless it benefitted them. The English had an advantage because they brought many diseases with them to America which greatly decimated the Natives population, and as a result of the war the Natives were no longer a threat to the English.

Gracie

2014-10-10 16:39:45 UTC

King Phillips War was caused by the English encroaching on the Native American's land and not compromising with them. The native Americans got mad and attacked the English. The French were also not good for the English because the French were only planning on staying in America only for trade, so the Native Americans and French were allies in this fight. The natives used gorilla warfare in this fight which the English where not accustomed to.

Dudek

imverylazy — 2014-10-10 16:48:29 UTC

King Phillip's war was caused by the combination of; the English encroaching on the Native American's land, the French gaining the trust and alliance with the Natives in the area around New England, and the amount of disagreements between the Colonist government and the Native Sachems. The colonists were cheating the Americans out of their land to the point where they didn't have much left. The colonists also forced their religion on the Americans and molded the laws so that they could only benefit the English colonists in court.

Kim Jon Un

Bfontaine70 — 2014-10-10 16:50:26 UTC

It was caused by the Indians over reacting to the English encroachment and the English encroaching upon them. The natives were also pressured into an attack due to lack of people and the fact that soo many had been killed off my diseseas.(about 90%) on top of this the French played the natives against the English. Another problem was the English were to persistent in trying to convert them to Christianity.

Claire

claireobrien — 2014-10-10 17:05:35 UTC

I think that the native Americans and English had a lot of tension between them, due to them taking their land and the English trying too hard to convert the native Americans to Christianity. They couldn't agree on anything and we're always arguing. The only way to solve their problems was war.

Emily D

user_1412688865 — 2014-10-10 17:06:13 UTC

I think King Philip's war was started by the Native Americans but as a result of the actions of the English. By entering and settling on the Native Americans' land, bringing diseases over to America, and acting superior to the Native Americans, the English angered the Native Americans. Frustrated, they attacked the English and started the war.

Meaghan

mward77 — 2014-10-10 17:07:44 UTC

I think it was caused by the built up tension on both sides finally working up to the point where no civil agreement could be made and that both sides felt that they could do nothing to solve the conflict but go to war

Tom

tomfernald — 2014-10-10 17:08:28 UTC

I think that King Philips war was caused by the English taking advantage of their power and the disrespect toward The native americans. The native reacted badly and then tensions increased tensions greatly. As the tensions increased, the anger soon turned to war between the English and Native Americans.

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jlysko — 2014-10-10 17:08:42 UTC

I think King Philips war was mainly cause by the ignorance of the English. They tried too hard to convert the Native Americans to Christianity because they assumed that the Natives were barbaric and had no religion. The Natives were infuriated by the injustice, and the tension increased. The Natives did not want to fully adopt English customs, but the English were persistent and that caused rebellion, and finally an all-out war.

Ashley

Abrower13 — 2014-10-12 17:13:05 UTC

I think King Phillips War was caused by the invasion of the English on Native American lands. This invasion caused the Native Americans to be upset with the English because of their making of permanent settlements on the land. The Native Americans became very very upset and eventually their fury turned into a war.

Jeremy Spear

user_1412688954 — 2014-10-14 17:19:55 UTC

King Philips war was caused by English colonists encroaching on Native American lands, establishing permanent settlements, and trying to convert the natives to Christianity. Also, the colonists would not listen to what the natives had to say, and would often take their own words against the Indians and would be biased against them. Eventually, the rising tension between the English and Native Americans resulted in King Philip's War of 1675.

Sean

user_1412688969 — 2014-10-14 17:21:54 UTC

King Phillips War was caused because the Indians hated the Englishman for many reasons. If the Indians tried to say that the Englishmen had done them wrong nothing would happen but if a bad Indian testified against another Indian that benefited the English then it was allowed. The English also cheated them out of huge amounts of land. They tried to convert the Indians to Christianity and frequently imprisoned King Phillip. All of these reasons lead to the anger that ignited King Phillips War.

Bianca

user_1412688976 — 2014-10-14 17:31:59 UTC

I think that conflict between the Engish and Natives led to King Philips war. The English took the natives land, forced beliefs on them, enslaved them, and killed them. In return the Natives raided the English farms and took crops. The two groups continued to attack each other.

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user_1412688969 — 2014-10-14 17:43:09 UTC

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