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  1. Indian massacre of 1622 - Wikipedia

    • The Indian massacre of 1622 took place in the English colony of Virginia on March 22, 1621/22 (O.S./N.S.). English explorer John Smith, though he was not an eyewitness, wrote in his History of Virginia that warriors of the Powhatan "came unarmed into our houses with deer, turkeys, fish, fruits, and other provisions to sell us"; they then grabbed any tool… See more

    Background

    Upon the settlement's founding in 1607, the local indigenous tribes were willing to trade provisions to the Jamestown … See more

    Jamestown forewarned

    Jamestown was saved by the warning of an Indian youth living in the home of Richard Pace, one of the colonists. The youth woke Pace to warn him of the planned attack. Living across the river from Jamestown, Pace secur… See more

    Destruction of other settlements

    During the one-day surprise attack, the Powhatan tribes attacked many of the smaller communities, including Henricus and its fledgling college for children of natives and settlers alike. In the neighborho… See more

     
  1. The Indian Massacre of 1622 was an attack on the settlements of the Virginia Colony by the tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy under their leader Opchanacanough (l. 1554-1646) and his brother Opitchapam (d. c. 1630) resulting in the deaths of 347 colonists.
    www.worldhistory.org/Indian_Massacre_of_1622/
    On March 22, 1622, Powhatan Indians attacked and killed colonists in eastern Virginia. Known as the Jamestown Massacre, the bloodbath gave the English government an excuse to justify their efforts to attack Native Americans and confiscate their land.
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    May 3, 2024 · Waterhouse accuses the Indians of preying on the colonists’ trust. Early on March 22, 1622, small bands of Opechancanough’s men “came unarmed into our houses, without Bowes or arrowes, or other weapons, with …

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  8. Anglo-Powhatan War, Second (1622–1632)

    Aug 26, 2024 · The Second Anglo-Powhatan War was fought from 1622 until 1632, pitting English colonists in Virginia against the Algonquian-speaking Indians of Tsenacomoco, led by Opitchapam and his brother (or close kinsman) …

  9. The Anglo-Powhatan War of 1622 - Bill of Rights Institute

  10. The 1622 Attack - Virginia Studies