01:512:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ambivalence, Indentured Servant, Potomac River
8 Nov 2016
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England"s 1st attempts at colonization were in roanoke and in the north carolina area. Bay in 1607: powhatan confederacy- sophisticated political system of natives, led by chief wehunsonacook. 60 survived: virginia company starts war goes on for 3 years. Pocahontas: one year later powhatan accepts a peace treaty. Pocahontas and john rolfe, a leading colonist: pocahontas falls ill and dies, powhatan abdicates thrown to his brother, opechancanough, tobacco, expansion, and warfare, francis drake introduces tobacco to england. Algonquians population shrank fast, had about same amount of pop: 1644- opechancanough plans final revolt, kills 500 colonists, next year, english crush algonquians, execute leaders, treaty grants indians small reservations, indian pop. shrinks to 2,000. Acres to calvert family: maryland was different from virginia, named the colony maryland , in honor of the king"s wife, 1st settlement in colony was st. mary"s near mouth of potomac river, maryland was a propriety colony .
