“The loss to the English in the several colonies is reckoned to amount to 150,000 pounds. . . . There having been about 1,200 houses burned, 8,000 head of cattle killed, and many thousand bushels of wheat and other grain burned . . . and upward of 3,000 Indian men, women and children destroyed, who if well managed would have been very serviceable to the English.”
Edward Randolph, “The Causes and Results of King Philip’s War,” 1675
Refer to the excerpt provided.
Which of the following best describes a long-term effect of King Philip’s War?
Most American Indian groups adopted a nomadic lifestyle to escape persecution.
American Indians began siding with the French in imperial conflicts.
New England settlers began to rely more heavily on African slaves.
English governance grew more responsive to the needs of American Indians.