Roanoke Interesting Facts- Known as the last colony. How they may have died out. Captured by Indians, lost at sea, dare stones, Virginea pars map.
Jamestown- First permanent English Colony. Established by Virginia Company of London and the mother country is England. Established as a fort in 1607, later as a town in 1619.
Key players- Captain John Smith. Did a decent job communicating with the Natives. Pocahontas saved him. He was forced back to England after an explosion. The next guy to come take leadership was George Percy. Pocahontas- daughter of Powhatan. Married John Rolfe not John Smith. She did save John Smith from being killed by her father. She moved back to England with her husband. She died a year later from unknown causes, she was 22 or 23 Chief Opchanacanough- his name means “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 was 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 people tried cannibalism and one man even killed his wife and ate her.
Bacon's Rebellion- first known rebellion where the colonists took part in present day merica. Declaration of the People of Virgina. The declaration criticized them of unfair taxes and failing to protect the settlers from injuns. Bacon went to an Indian tribe and told them to attack the Susquehanock tribe and when they left he murdered their men, women and children. He would continue to wage war with the Indian tribes in the area. He was upset that Berkeley still hadn't stepped down. Eventually Berkeley fled and then bacon burned down the city of Jamestown then died before he could get punished. Lasting effects of the Rebellion. Many of Bacon's followers went back to England. 23 of his followers stayed and were hanged.
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