What grievances led Metacom to wage war against the English settlers and their Indian allies?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
Metacom believed that the English had a hand in the death of his father, Massasoit.
Colonial traders made Indians drunk and then cheated them.
English livestock trampled Indian fields, and if Indians shot the cattle, colonial courts punished them.
Finally, the Indians of southern New England were outnumbered two to one by English colonists, placing enormous pressure on the remaining Indian communities.
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