King Philip’s War

Definition

King Philip's War was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1678.

Related terms

Metacom: Also known as King Philip, he was the Native American leader who led the fight against English colonists in the conflict known as King Philip's War.

Puritans: A religious group that settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony seeking to "purify" the Church of England from its Catholic practices.

Treaty of Casco: The peace treaty that ended King Philip’s War.