...[I]n 1662, after the death of his father and his older brother, Metacom found himself in charge of the Wampanoags. Already dubbed Philip by the English, the Wampanoag 'prince' had, in the colonists' eyes, now became the 'king' of his tribe.
King Philip inherited more than a title; he was passed the task of relieving the growing tension between the colonists and his tribe. ...
In 1675, the first blood was spilled and King Philip's War began...."
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