jan 1, 1675 - King Philip's War

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The bloodiest and most bitter conflict occurred in southern New England, where ian Indian alliance launched attacks on farms and settlements that were encroaching on Indian lands.
In mid-1676, the tide of battle turned and a ferocious counterattack broke the Indians’ power once and for all. Although the uprising united numerous tribes, others remained loyal to the colonists. Together, colonial and Indian forces inflicted devastating punishment on the rebels. Metacom was executed, Indian villages were destroyed, and captives were killed or sold into slavery in the West Indies. Both sides committed atrocities in this merciless conflict, but in its aftermath the image of Indians as bloodthirsty savages became firmly entrenched in the New England mind.
In the long run, King Philip’s War produced a broadening of free­ dom for white New Englanders by expanding their access to land.

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