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Chapters 1-5 Study Guide
Columbus'/Spanish treatment of the native Americans [book & our documents]
Early settlements in North America - prior to Columbus [generalization of what they were like]
Influence of horses on Native Americans
Chesapeake & the Lower South:
Early settlement conditions – disease ridden small settlements originally established for the discovery of gold and profit. Not intended to become long term and inhabited by mainly young single men with few women or families.
Jamestown relationship with Native Americans before De La Warr / after- before de la Warr: peaceful but somewhat tension filled relations between the Natives and Jamestown; John Smith= “kidnapped” by the Powhatan’s to show the desire of the natives for a peaceful alliance. After de la Warr- tension filled fatal relationship; de la Warr encouraged the sealing of native crops and attacks on native villages; installment of a military like regime and “Irish tactics” led to conflict between the two groups.
Powhatan Confederacy - settlement's impact on this tribe- Powhatan Confederacy= loose confederation of tribes. A series of Indian attacks in 1622 leads to full on war. A peace treaty signed in 1646 banished the Chesapeake Indians from the area. By the time of the treaty the Powhatans were diseased, disorganized, and disposable. The Powhatan eventually became extinct.
Purposes of colonial settlement- originally colonial settlements were intended to be used by British joint-stock companies to find gold and produce profit for investors. The colonies soon developed into a safe haven for those people seeking a safe haven from discrimination and persecution
Tobacco- John Rolfe perfected the method of growing and curing tobacco. The crop became a cash crop for the south and put Virginia on firm economic ground. The destruction of the coil caused by tobacco and the decrease in price led for a push for new lands which in turn led to conflict with the natives. The crop would
Chapters 1-5 Study Guide
Columbus'/Spanish treatment of the native Americans [book & our documents]
Early settlements in North America - prior to Columbus [generalization of what they were like]
Influence of horses on Native Americans
Chesapeake & the Lower South:
Early settlement conditions – disease ridden small settlements originally established for the discovery of gold and profit. Not intended to become long term and inhabited by mainly young single men with few women or families.
Jamestown relationship with Native Americans before De La Warr / after- before de la Warr: peaceful but somewhat tension filled relations between the Natives and Jamestown; John Smith= “kidnapped” by the Powhatan’s to show the desire of the natives for a peaceful alliance. After de la Warr- tension filled fatal relationship; de la Warr encouraged the sealing of native crops and attacks on native villages; installment of a military like regime and “Irish tactics” led to conflict between the two groups.
Powhatan Confederacy - settlement's impact on this tribe- Powhatan Confederacy= loose confederation of tribes. A series of Indian attacks in 1622 leads to full on war. A peace treaty signed in 1646 banished the Chesapeake Indians from the area. By the time of the treaty the Powhatans were diseased, disorganized, and disposable. The Powhatan eventually became extinct.
Purposes of colonial settlement- originally colonial settlements were intended to be used by British joint-stock companies to find gold and produce profit for investors. The colonies soon developed into a safe haven for those people seeking a safe haven from discrimination and persecution
Tobacco- John Rolfe perfected the method of growing and curing tobacco. The crop became a cash crop for the south and put Virginia on firm economic ground. The destruction of the coil caused by tobacco and the decrease in price led for a push for new lands which in turn led to conflict with the natives. The crop would