And the fighting continued. Soon after constructing the fort at Jamestown, two hundred Powhatan Indians unexpectedly attacked the new settlers, who had not yet unpacked their guns. By 1609 ...
[Editor's Note: The Indian people the Jamestown colonists encountered were known by the same name as their chief, Powhatan.] Q: According to John Smith's account of the famous event—when ...
In December 1607, six months after the founding of the English settlement of Jamestown, Capt. John Smith was captured by a relative of Powhatan, the leader of a chiefdom based in what is now eastern ...
From suspicion, to siege, to collaboration, to all out war - in this episode we uncover the complex reality of the Jamestown colonists ... How did the Powhatan view their dynamic with the British ...
Over time, the new cash crop of tobacco and the establishment of slavery kept Jamestown alive. When the English landed, sophisticated Powhatan Indians welcomed them as traders, not settlers ...
S. became a democracy. Begin your visit chronologically, starting at Jamestown Settlement, an interactive museum with recreations of a fort, Powhatan Indian village and three English trading ships ...
The Manchester Lancers and Powhatan Indians had two matchups in two weeks, both of which ended in wins for the Lancers. In their second game, the hosting Indians battled hard to get a chance to ...