Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake

Supremacy became Powhatan's Confederacy
Relations between Indians and settlers were tense
Lord De LaWarr
1. Had orders from the Virginia Company
  1. Led to the declaration of war against the Indians in Jamestown
    1. Introduced 'Irish Tactics' against the indians
      Annotations:
      - Troops raided Indian villages Burned houses Confiscated provisions Torched cornfields
      1. Peace settlement ended the first Anglo-Powhatan war in 1614
        Annotations:
        The marriage between Pocahontas and John Rolfe caused this
2nd Anglo-Powhatan war 1644
1. Another attempt to dislodge the Virginians but they were defeated
  1. Peace treaty of 1646 got rid of any hope of assimilating the native people into Virginia society or even coexisting
    1. Banished the Chesapeake Indians from their lands
Indian's Disadvantages
1. Disease
  1. Disorganization
    1. Disposability
      1. lacked unity
        no economic function
        no reliable labor source
        no valuable commodities to offer in commerce

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