Jamestown
first permanent english colony
established by english company
located in current day virginia
mother country is england
established as a fort in 1607 and a town in 1619
capitan john smith
did a decent job communicating with natives
pocahontas saved him
he was forced back to england
the next guy to come take leadership was george percy
Pocahontas
daughter of Powhatan
Married John Rolfe, not john smith
did however save john smith from being killed by her father
moved back to englnd with her husband
Cheif Opchanocanough
his name meant he whose soul is white
led a raid that killed 1/3 of the jamestown colony
he was 92 when he died
The winter of !609 to 1610 was known as the starving time
over 80 percent of the colony died
some tried cannibalism
Bacons rebellion
first known rebellion in us
bacon went after weak tribes since most warriors were gone
He would try to wage war with the indian tribes in the area
bacon later died of dynsentry before england could send forces to punish him
many of bacons followers went back to england
23 of bacons followers that stayed were hanged
charles the 2nd then relieved berkeley of his duties
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