In many situations, the introduction of a new party into a land previously inhabited and assimilated by another party with completely different social, political, and cultural values ​​results in a long period of transition and conflict due to a misunderstanding. Colonization and interactions between settlers and Indians during the early stages of settlement in the New World were certainly no exception. While European societies and political structures were hierarchical and left less to the poor members of society, Indian societies and political structures were not as patriarchal and featured communal cooperation. Culturally speaking, Europeans were more fragmented and hierarchical but less ritualistic in religious practices than Indians. With these countless differences and difficulties in communicating not only with the European settlers but also with each other, it is not surprising that the Indians fell to the English during King Philip's War. One of the reasons for the lack of communication and cooperation between different Native American groups was the political system that was established. The Indian political system was divided into three main levels. These “three levels of social connections” (5) were clans, villages and tribes. Clans were led by their eldest members, villages were run by sachems who relied on the advice of elders and community approval, and tribes were led by one or more sachems who were advised by clan and village members to take action according to the community compromise. In the Native American political system both men and women could serve as sachems and provide political leadership on important community issues. Although this system tended to promote unity within the individual… middle of paper… American societies were forced to create new civilizations from the remnants of old societies. (17) Rebuilding entire native tribes and civilizations took a lot of work, and while it drained native manpower, it also took away from the amount of available time and resources allocated to the war effort [King Philip's War]. There was not just one distinct factor that led to the defeat of the Native American forces in King Philip's War. Instead, a combination of internal and external conflicts that severely weakened the Indians led to their demise. Whether these factors were political, social, cultural, or even medical in nature, they still played an important role in hindering Indian resistance against European settlers. Perhaps without the myriad of internal struggles faced by Native Americans at the time of King Philip's War, the outcome might have turned out differently.