Conflicts & Wars
The 1675 conflict where Metacom led an uprising that devastated New England.
What is King Philip's War?
A common Native American hand-held weapon used in close combat, often symbolizing war.
What is a tomahawk?
Native Americans traded this important resource for European metal tools and guns.
What are furs?
Native Americans taught colonists how to grow this crop, crucial to survival.
What is corn (maize)?
Sometimes, trade led to these being spread unintentionally to Native communities.
A 1637 war that ended with the massacre of a Native village in Connecticut
What is the Pequot War?
A tactic involving surprise attacks and forest knowledge, used by Native warriors.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This Native tribe allied with the French, benefitting from trade and protection.
Who were the Huron?
This method of planting beans, corn, and squash helped colonists farm more efficiently.
What is the Three Sisters technique?
Native groups sometimes allied with colonists, but were later betrayed, like in this 1675 war.
What is King Philip's War?
A rebellion in 1763 that aimed to resist British expansion in the Great Lakes region.
This weapon, introduced by Europeans, was quickly adopted by many tribes for hunting and warfare.
What is the musket?
English colonists often traded food for this item made by Native women.
What is wampum (beadwork)?
Colonists learned how to navigate unfamiliar terrain using Native markers like these.
What are trail trees (or bent trees)?
Colonists adopted Native foods and techniques, yet still pushed for this over Native lands.
The colonial uprising in Virginia in 1676 that increased tensions with Native tribes.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
This Native group famously coordinated multiple attacks in 1763 using traditional and European weapons.
Who were the Ottawa (or Pontic's forces)?
This league of Native tribes made strategic military alliances with the British.
What is the Iroquois Confedaracy?
This Native knowledge helped colonists survive cold winters and build shelter.
What is winter survival/clothing adpatation?
Some Native leaders tried diplomacy, but were met with broken treaties and this forced event.
What is displacement or forced removal?
This global conflict, also known as the Seven Years' War, reshaped Native-European alliances.
What is the French and Indian War?
During King Philip's War, Native tactics combined traditional weapons with this key English tool of war.
What are firearms?
Despite trade, these complex treaties often favored colonial interests while undermining Native land rights.
What are land cession treaties?
Native healers shared Knowledge of these, leading to some early colonial medicine.
What are medicinal plants?
This complex relationship included alliances, conflict, and cultural exchange, but ended with most Native land being lost.
What is colonization?