After King Philip’s war (1675-78) and the death of Pokanoket leader Metacomet (King Philip), the area containing the spiritual and political center of the Pokanoket tribe, known as Potumtuk (Mount Hope), was confiscated as a war prize and sold to four men from Plymouth. Many Indigenous Peoples who lived in the area and/or had fought in the war were sold into slavery in the West Indies. In 1680, the four founding proprietors laid out the town of Bristol on a rectangular grid alongside its safe harbor and sold shares to populate the town.