Although grand sachem (chief) Massasoit was able to keep the peace between the Wampanoag and English, tensions between the two groups were rising throughout the middle of the 17th century. English settlers were increasingly encroaching on Indigenous land and threatening their sovereignty. Violence erupted when the English executed three Wampanoag men for a murder, becoming what is known as King Philipâs War.
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