- of
Native peoples; however, many
Powhatans were held in
servitude well into the 18th century.
English and
Powhatan people often married, with the best-known...
-
people are
descendants of the
Powhatans, and
their oral
tradition claims that Pocahontas's
mother was the
first wife of
Powhatan and that
Pocahontas was named...
-
against the
Powhatans,
presenting the
English as
innocent victims of
unprovoked savagery." For example,
Waterhouse emphasized how the
Powhatans attacked...
- Chickahominy, the
Powhatans, the Appomattocs, Nansemond, and Weyanokes. In 1624 both
sides were
ready for a
major battle; the
Powhatans ****embled 800 bowmen...
-
revealed to
Chief Powhatan the
weakness of the
English colony. In
August 1609, Smith, who had
gained the
respect of the
Powhatans, was
injured in a gunpowder...
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Powhatan (c. 1547 – c. 1618),
whose proper name was
Wahunsenacawh (alternately
spelled Wahunsenacah, Wahunsuna****, or Wahunsona****), was the
leader of...
-
Powhatan or
Virginia Algonquian is an
Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the
Algonquian languages. It was
formerly spoken by the
Powhatan people of tidewater...
- of
European and
Native American descent,
reinstated peace between the
Powhatans and the
European settlements.
Early in his
career as
deputy governor,...
- clothing. The
Powhatan domestic economy depended on the
labor of both ****es. The
original Powhatan religion was do****ented by Europeans. The
Powhatans believed...
- to the
Powhatans, with
weapons and equipment. The
Germans even
planned to join a
rumored Spanish attack on the
colony and
urged the
Powhatans to join...
