Jamestown-
First permanent English colony
Established by Virginia Company of London
Jamestown is located in current day Virginia
Mother country is England
Established as a fort in 1607, as a town in 1619
Key Players-
Captain John Smith-
Did a decent job at communicating with the Native even thought it almost cost him his life, Pocahontas saved him.
He was forced to return back to England after 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 a 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 guard
He was 92 when he died
Jamestown Ugly Winter-
The winter of 1609-1610 was known as the "starving time"
Over 80 percent of the colony died
Most tried cannibalism to stay alive.
Bacon's Rebellion
First known rebellion where the colonist took part in present day U.S.A
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 he murdered their men, women and children.
He would continue to wage war withe the Indian tribes in the area
He was upset the Berkeley still hadn't stepped down from his position of power 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.
Lasting Effects
Many of Bacon's followers went back to England
23 of Bacon's followers that stayed were hanged
Charles 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
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Assignment-
John Rolfe and Pocahontas=love/political
Cannibalism=yes/no
Cannibalism-
I would like to think that i wouldn't revert to cannibalism. First of all, I get sick at the sight of most blood (unless it's my own). I don't even like my steak medium rare, I have to have it medium well or well done. The thought of cannibalism may have appealed to most people back in that time, but I would like to think that I wouldn't be tempted enough to eat my neighbor. But I am realistic. I would definitely not kill anyone however.
Pocahontas and Rolfe-
I think it was a political statement that Rolfe and Pocahontas married. First reason was because it was not normal for a white and an Indian to get married. Pocahontas was supposedly going to marry another member of her tribe named Kocoum. Her father was the leader of the tribe so if his daughter married one of these "new people", the fighting would hopefully stop. I say it was completely political. Plus, Rolfe left her in England while he went back to Virginia.
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