One of the most significant wars in the history of British

American Colonies is the King Philips War which is also known

as the Great Narragansett War. Others may also call it

Metacomet's War, First Indian War, Metacom's War or the

Metacom's Rebellion. The 14 months long war brought much

destruction and loss of lives. The natives furiously attacked the

English settlements in this period and destroyed several of

them. King Philip's War saw the highest loss of lives in terms

of war in the history of America. There were as many as 40%

natives who lost their lives or fled the nation in fear of death.

The natives who survived the war were taken prisoners and

sold as slaves. There were many native villages also that were

destroyed and New England's native population was now

reduced to a few handful natives scattered throughout the

region. The war was won by the Puritan English who then

saw this victory as a sign to expand their settlements.

Whatever independence the natives had was lost because of the

war. The political system of the natives was now controlled by

the colonies and the natives were now slaves in the region.

The war left a deep and stretched impact on the natives who

had to suffer for long.