Multiple variations took part to bring on the violence between the English colonists and the Wampanoag people. For decades the two groups maintained the peace until the 1660s. During this time, Metacom became the primary chief of the Wampanoag Confederacy. One of the complaints was English encroachments on native lands. Others were that they were cheated out of money for land which was the mistreatment of the colonial justice system, destruction of their crops, and the sale of liquor to Indians.
One of the complaints that led to the violence of the English colonists and the Wampanoag was English encroachments on native lands. As a result, King Philip (Metacom) created an alliance that included sixty-seven percent of the Indian population of that region with the Narragansett people. The group known as the New England Confederation made schemed attacks on white settlements. (64). In their attack, they burned fields, took captives, and killed white colonist. …show more content…
In result, the English sold Indians into slavery. William Nahaton wrote a letter of petition to the honor counsel to free a relative of his. Close to the end of the letter he says, “ I shall obtaine so such favor from the honored counsel which will further oblige him who is your honored to command william [n]ahaton.” (Document 2.5) The next spring, the rumor of war between the English and the natives were brought to Benjamin Church. Church was informed that the Indians were plotting a bloody design. He was also informed that King Philip was sending his messengers to the neighboring Sachems to form an alliance with him in the war. He gave advice to Awashonks Squaw-Sachem of the Sogkonate Indians to not gain ties with King Philip in order to keep her and her people