. The student's American history . nglish would own all the hunting grounds, and when hispeople must emigrate, starve, or fight. He chose to fight. Philip looked upon Eliots soft-hearted Praying Indians(§ 97) with suspicion and contempt. One of these Indianstold (1675) the Governor of Plymouth that King Philip waspreparing to make war. Some of that chiefs followersmurdered the informer. The Plymouth authorities arrestedand hanged them. Philip retaliated by an attack (1675)on Swansea, the town nearest his headquarters at MountHope. For some time the war was confined to southern Massachu-setts a
. The student's American history . nglish would own all the hunting grounds, and when hispeople must emigrate, starve, or fight. He chose to fight. Philip looked upon Eliots soft-hearted Praying Indians(§ 97) with suspicion and contempt. One of these Indianstold (1675) the Governor of Plymouth that King Philip waspreparing to make war. Some of that chiefs followersmurdered the informer. The Plymouth authorities arrestedand hanged them. Philip retaliated by an attack (1675)on Swansea, the town nearest his headquarters at MountHope. For some time the war was confined to southern Massachu-setts and vicinity, but gradually the Indian tribes in the westernpart of the colony joinedPhilip. It now becameevident that the strugglewas to be a desperate one,especially in the Connecti-cut Valley, where the whitesettlements were small andscattered. The colonistshad the advantage in num-bers and in arms, but theIndians knew the forestsperfectly, they were quickand stealthy as wild-cats,and they were pretty wellsupplied with •GrotonLancaster . „ro«P^. 4 gBrookficld CWpymoulliV
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