New England
What Native American group was prevalent in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
What was the prevalent Native American group in Virginia
The Powhatan
What drove tension between the Powhatan & British?
British abused the trade relationship/greed
Another name for King Philip
Metacom, Metacomet
What happened to the Natives as a result of these conflicts?
killed
moved west
What event did I deem NONSENSE
The first Thanksgiving
Trade
How did tensions worsen between the Powhatan and English?
Mutual fears
What happened to Metacom?
Killed and beheaded
What other countries had claimed stake in North America? 2 answers
France & Spain
What was a major weakness of the Wampanoag?
They befriended Settlers
What needs did the British initially have? 2 things
Food and Furs
What is a Confederacy?
unity of individual groups for a common cause
What became of Metacom's wife and child
forced into slavery
How were the majority of Native Americans killed
Disease
What needs did the colonists have that caused them to push further inland?
Profit from the fur trade
Who was captured by the Powhatan and rescued by Pocahantas?
John Smith
Year the Powhatan attacked & killed 350 English Settlers?
1622
What were the reasons King Philps War began? 3 reasons
Colonial expansion/land disputes
competition for raw material/trade resources
Ambush attack of 52 villages by Wamponoag
Who is your favorite teacher?
Igneri
What major event occurred that impacted the Wampanoag before the arrival of the Puritans?
What happened to Pocohantas?
She married John Rolfe - moved to Europe -died
What ended the conflicts between the Powhatan and Jamestown Settlers?
Smallpox
Who was the colonist that employed native Americans and adopted their ambush style of fighting?
Benjamin Church
What did Europeans do the the Native Americans that were captured
Converted them to Christianity & forced their culture on them