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Jamestown Massacre of 1622 presented at American History Teaching Grant Seminar November 11, 2006, Gretna, Louisiana

Jamestown Massacre of 1622 presented at American History Teaching Grant Seminar November 11, 2006, Gretna, Louisiana. ©Prof. Greg O’Brien Department of History University of Southern Mississippi. Jamestown Massacre of 1622. The Powhatans in 1607 Villages → Social / political structure

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Jamestown Massacre of 1622 presented at American History Teaching Grant Seminar November 11, 2006, Gretna, Louisiana

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  1. Jamestown Massacre of 1622presented at American History Teaching Grant Seminar November 11, 2006, Gretna, Louisiana ©Prof. Greg O’Brien Department of History University of Southern Mississippi

  2. Jamestown Massacre of 1622 The Powhatans in 1607 • Villages → • Social / political structure • An expanding empire • Power of Wahunsonacock • “Powhatan” • “Mamanitowick” • Exposure to Europeans before 1607

  3. The English Arrive • Virginia Company • Another expanding empire • Goal: • Get rich quick • Reliance on Powhatans for food • Poor choice of settlement • Incorporating the English newcomers • Capture and adoption of John Smith, January 1608 • “coronation” of Powhatan, 1608 by Captain Newport • A new Powhatan district Artist’s portrayal of Jamestown

  4. Conflict & Compromise • Smith’s plan to save the colony: steal food from the Powhatans • 1st Anglo-Powhatan War, 1609-1614 • “Starving Time,” 1610 • Capture of Pocahontas, 1614 • Marriage to John Rolfe • Uniting two peoples in peace Pocahontas, painted in England ca. 1616

  5. Post-1614 Developments • Peace • Tobacco • John Rolfe’s blend, ca. 1614 • Differing views of land use • Christianization • Opechancanough • Powhatan died 1618 • Diseases, 1612-1619 Expansion of English settlements

  6. Attack: March 22, 1622 • Nemattanew killed, spiritual advisor to Opechancanough • ca. 350 English killed • ¼ of total population • Jamestown warned • Disputes over outlying lands • Teaching a lesson • War lasted 10 years 1628 engraving of the massacre by DeBry

  7. Aftermath • Virginia Co. loses charter in 1624 • Virginia becomes a Royal Colony • Peace from 1632-1644 • Major attack: April 18, 1644 • over 400 English killed • Opechancanough, 100 years old, still leader • Captured and killed in prison The future of Virginia: Tobacco

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