The confederacy formed to "exasperate the Indians against the English" was motivated primarily by the dispossession of Wampanoag land and threats to their sovereignty.
The colonization of not only America but even the lands of indigenous people would lead to more displacement and wars between the whites, the Indians, and the colonizers. One major intrusion of indigenous land was the dispossession of the Wampanoag lands.
- Before the arrival of the Europeans into the lands of America, the Wampanoag, like all Indian lands, was free of any intrusion.
- They were free from external elements, living and enjoying their tribal native lands.
- But by the early 16th century, the arrival of colonizers would lead to diseases and invasion, further leading to deaths and displacements.
- The need to defend themselves, the increased deaths, diseases, displacements, would lead the Native Indian leaders to form an alliance and fight against the new forces.
- This confederacy, also referred to as "King Philip's War" was a result of Metacomet (also known as King Philip by the whites) and his military alliance that he made with other native Indians.
When their lands were encroached upon and their people driven away, the chiefs had no other option than resist it. This led to the formation of the confederacy of Indian tribes, to show their exasperation against the English. Moreover, it was also an issue of defending their sovereignty and lands.
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