king philip’s war aka metacom’s rebellion. warm up observe the image. what do you notice?...
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King Philip’s War
Aka Metacom’s Rebellion
Warm Up
• Observe the image. What do you notice?
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• What predictions can you make about the figure depicted here?
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The First ThanksgivingBetween the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims
Massachusetts Colony, 1600-1675
• Native American population FALLS from 140,000 to 10,000
• English population GROWS to about 50,000
• Indians expected to live in Christian “praying towns” and adopt European customs
King Philip’s War
• Relative to the size of the population, this was the MOST destructive war in American history.
• 40% of New England’s Indians were killed or fled the region.
Guiding Question
Does 500 Nations draw King Philip as a victim or a hero (or some other kind of figure (what))?
- Pay attention to the adjectives and language used to describe King Philip and the war.
Directions
• Work in a group of three to summarize every other paragraph of the article (odd paragraphs if your group # is odd, or even if your group is even).
• Read every paragaraph, but summarize only every other.
• Have one group representative paste up each finished summary.
• Your completed poster will get a team grade.
Summaries
• Try to include language used to describe King Philip/Metacom.
• No more than one sentence per paragraph. Use commas and semi-colons to add info.
• Include only the information that is most essential. Leave out details.
• Read EVERY paragraph, even the ones you don’t summarize.
PIE Paragraph
How should history teachers teach about King Philip, as a victim, hero, or something else (you explain what)?
- Please use evidence from the 500 Nations article and movie to illustrate your point.