The Powhatan Confederacy lived around the Jamestown settlement.
The success of the Jamestown colony is largely credited John Smith, who instilled a philosophy of hard work in the colonists. He also traded with the local Native American tribes, notably the Nansemonds.
Bad. The colonists were almost all wiped out. When John Rolfe traveled to Jamestown, only about 50 of the origional colonists were left in Jamestown. Most of the colonist had been killed by disease, famine, dehydration, or Native American attacks. The colonists that survived lived in unsanitary conditions, and were starving and sick.
a few years
bananas
Squanto
Pocahontas
about 10 miles
Powhatan and Tuscarora was the nearest native American groups
The success of the Jamestown colony is largely credited John Smith, who instilled a philosophy of hard work in the colonists. He also traded with the local Native American tribes, notably the Nansemonds.
Bad. The colonists were almost all wiped out. When John Rolfe traveled to Jamestown, only about 50 of the origional colonists were left in Jamestown. Most of the colonist had been killed by disease, famine, dehydration, or Native American attacks. The colonists that survived lived in unsanitary conditions, and were starving and sick.
no way Jose, the Jamestown settlers had to get help from the powhattans because the colonists were invading their lands
a few years
Powhatan
Tobacco was a new discovery for the colonists at Jamestown. They quickly learned how to grow it from the Native Americans and exported it to Europe.
Metacom
bananas
Squanto