Jamestown
first permanent English colony
established by Virginia Company of London
Jamestown is locat4ed in current day Virginia
mother country is England
Established as a fort in 1607, as a town in 1619
Captain John Smith
did a decent job at communicating with the Native even though it almost cost him his life, Pocahontas saved him
he was forced to return back to England after an explosion
the next guy to come take leadership was George Percy
Pocahontas
daughter of the Powhatan
married John Rolfe, not John Smith
did however save John Smith from being killed by her father
moved back to England with her husband
this was done to show that she could be civilized Indian
She died a year later from unknown causes, she was only 22 or 23
Chief Opchanacanough
his name meant he whose soul is white
lead a massacre in 1622 to rid his world of the white man
this raid killed 1/3 of the settlers of Jamestown
was captured in 1646, and later shot in the back by a gaurd
he was 92 years old when he died
the winter of 1609-1610 was known as the "starving time"
over 80 percent of the colony died
most tried cannibalism to stay alive, one man even killed his own wife killed his own wife in her sleep and ate her
Bacon's Rebellion
first known rebellion where teh colonist took part in present day USA
declaration of the People of Virginia the declaration criticized Berkeley's administration in detail
it accused him of levying unfair taxes, appointing friends to high positions, and failing to protect frontier settlers from Indian attack
bacon went out and got the Occaneechi Indian tribe to go fight the Susquehanock tribe and when the Occ. left then he murdered their, men, women, and children
he would continue to wage war with the Indian trives in the area
he was upset that Berkeley still hadn't stepped down from his position of power and started targeting him and started targeting him and his followers
Eventually Berkeley fled and then Bacon burned down the city of Jamestown
Bacon later died of dysentery before England could send forces to punish him
many of bacon's followers went back to England
23 of the followers that stayed were hanged
Charles the II then relieved Berkeley of his duties because he was upset that he had killed more men than he did for the killing of his father
Pocahontas and John Rolfe. love or political move
cannibalism
cold you yes or no.
I think the moving of Pocahontas to England was probably a political statement. It also seems a little fishy that their marriage would help to calm the tides between the settlers and natives. Rolfe sent a letter requesting permission to wed her. In the letter he talked of his love for Pocahontas. This may have been the intent. There is also the possibility that it was false and he was just searching for a way to have better relations with the natives.
Cannibalism is a thought that I hate. It is utterly disgusting. I would definitely like to think that I would be unable to partake in such an act. However, I am not totally sure on whether I would do it or not. Without being in such a situation as to invoke thoughts of slaughtering and eating a fellow human being, I can not make that call. I certainly would hate to ever be able to say for certain whether or not I would partake in this. If I am able to ever make this call I hope I can honestly say I can't go through with the act of cannibalism.
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