Who was King Philip and why did he change his name?
Who was King Philip and why did he change his name?
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The King of England who changed his name to prove he was sufficiently Protestant
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The King of England who changed his name to prove he was sufficiently Catholic
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The Indian leader Metacom who changed his name after converting to Christianity
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None of the above
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The Wampanoag and Narraganset were part of a confederation of indigenous peoples commanded by Metacom, also known as Metacomet, King Philip, or Philip of Pokanoket. King Philip's War, one of the most expensive resistance campaigns in New England history, was commanded by Metacom (1675–76). Metacom was the second child of Wampanoag sachem Massasoit, who for many years had maintained good relations with the English colonists in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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