Third Anglo-Powhatan War

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The Third Anglo-Powhatan War was a mid-17th-century conflict between English colonists in Virginia and the Powhatan Confederacy that effectively ended large-scale Native resistance to English expansion in the region.

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Third Anglo-Powhatan War canonical 5
Powhatan uprising of 1622 1
Powhatan uprising of 1644 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Powhatan War
war
alsoKnownAs Third Anglo-Powhatan War
surface form: Third Powhatan War
cause English expansion into Powhatan lands
Powhatan resistance to colonial encroachment
commander English colonial authorities in Virginia
Opechancanough
conflictType colonial conflict
consequence further dispossession of Powhatan lands
increased English territorial expansion in Virginia
subordination of Powhatan peoples to English colonial rule
deathOrCaptureOfLeader capture and death of Opechancanough
endedBy Treaty of 1646
endTime 1646
followedBy none (last of the Anglo-Powhatan Wars)
follows Second Anglo-Powhatan War
hasOpponent English colonists in Virginia
Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy
hasParticipant English colonists in Virginia
Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy
historicalSignificance ended organized Powhatan military resistance to English colonization in Virginia
marked transition to more secure English dominance in Tidewater Virginia
legalOutcome Powhatans recognized as subjects of the English Crown in treaty
establishment of reservation-style boundaries for some Powhatan groups
locatedIn English North America
Powhatan Confederacy territory
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia Colony
notableLeader Opechancanough
partOf Powhatan Wars
surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars

history of Native American–European conflicts in North America
history of colonial Virginia
primaryBelligerent Kingdom of England
surface form: Kingdom of England (through Virginia colony)

Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy
relatedTo Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown settlement

Powhatan Wars
surface form: Powhatan–English relations in the 17th century
result English victory
defeat of the Powhatan Confederacy as a major power
effective end of large-scale Native resistance to English expansion in Virginia
significantEvent 1644 Powhatan attack on English settlements
startTime 1644
timePeriod mid-17th century
treaty Treaty of 1646

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Jamestown significantEvent Third Anglo-Powhatan War
Second Anglo-Powhatan War followedBy Third Anglo-Powhatan War
Powhatan peoples involvedIn Third Anglo-Powhatan War
Third Anglo-Powhatan War alsoKnownAs Third Anglo-Powhatan War
this entity surface form: Third Powhatan War
Powhatan Wars hasPart Third Anglo-Powhatan War
Powhatan Wars hasCause Third Anglo-Powhatan War
subject surface form: Second Anglo-Powhatan War
this entity surface form: Powhatan uprising of 1622
Powhatan Wars hasCause Third Anglo-Powhatan War
subject surface form: Third Anglo-Powhatan War
this entity surface form: Powhatan uprising of 1644
Powhatan involvedIn Third Anglo-Powhatan War