Article: Metacom (1640?-1676)
American Eras;      544 words ......Metacomet), whom white colonists knew as King Philip, was a war leader of the Wampanoags...settlers who virtually surrounded them. King Philip ’ s War. Hostilities were...retreated toward present-day Albany, New York, Iroquois warriors forced them back...New England, 1675 ...

Article: Metacomet
The Oxford Companion to American Literature;      4 words ...Metacomet, see King Philip .

Article: Canonchet
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      3 words ...see King Philip's War .

Article: Son of the Forest, A
Dictionary of American History;      259 words ......theme in all his work. By 1832, Apess had relocated from New York to Boston, where he became associated with both the anti-remov...Apess's greatest achievement was his final work, Eulogy on King Philip (1836), in which he produces an alternative account of King Philip's War that ...

Article: Eastburn, James Wallis
The Oxford Companion to American Literature;      52 words ......Wallis (1797–1819), born in England, was brought to New York (1803), graduated from Columbia (1816), and became a clergyman...Sands in writing Yamoyden (1820), a romantic poem about King Philip's War, and was the author of several hymns.

Article: New England Confederation
Dictionary of American History;      700+ words ......Eliot Morison. New York: Russell and Russell...Drake, James D. King Philip's War: Civil War...New England in King Philip's War. New York: Norton, 1958...x2013; 1690. New York: Vantage Press...Palmer See also King Philip's War .

Article: Eastern Woodland Native American Religion
American Eras;      536 words ......for those who could not read English. King Philip ’ s War. As the fur trade increased...traditional religion and culture. In King Philip ’ s, or Metacom ’ s, War...of New England, 1500 – 1763 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1982); Alden...1620 – ...

Article: Mohawk
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military;      61 words ......the Five Nations, located along the Mohawk River in upstate New York. Expelled by the French and their Indian allies from the St...subsequently allied themselves with the British colonists in King Philip's War (1675-76) and in the Anglo-French conflicts of the 18th...

Article: Philip
The Oxford Companion to American Military History;      242 words ...Philip, Or Metacomet (also known as King Philip) (c. 1640–1676), Wampanoag sachem and leader in King Philip's War . Son of the powerful Massasoit...launched the raids that escalated into King Philip's War. The operational role that he...

Article: Local Children Benefit from New York Life's Global Month of Service Volunteer Initiative.
Business Wire;  July 6, 2009 ;     481 words ......Hours Provided World-wide AUSTIN, Texas -- New York Life Insurance Company representatives from New York Life Insurance Company's Long Term Care...the Supporting Youth Worldwide theme, 27 New York Life volunteers partnered with LifeWorks...

Article: Mount Hope
Dictionary of American History;      109 words ......Plymouth. It was the headquarters of the Wampanoag sachem Metacom (King Philip), the leading spirit in King Philip's War. On the east side of the hill are his spring and "King Philip's Chair," a rocky ledge from which Metacom watched for enemy...

Article: King Philip
The Oxford Companion to American Literature;      247 words ...King Philip (d. 1676), name given by English settlers...important Indian war. The struggle, known as King Philip's War (1675–76), consisted of...collected Entertaining Passages Relating to King Philip's War … (1716). Later versions...

Article: King Philip's War
The Oxford Companion to American Military History;      495 words ...King Philip's War (1675–77).The first large...military action in the American colonies, King Philip's War pitted bands from various tribes against the New England colonists and their Indian...Although colonists blamed “King Philip,” principal sachem of the ...

Article: Wampanoag Indians
The Oxford Companion to American Literature;      53 words ......Pilgrims. Under Massasoit they were friendly with the whites, but his son King Philip precipitated a war (1675) that ended disastrously, the Indians being...exterminated. They figure in J.A. Stone's Metamora and in the many accounts of King Philip.