Powhatan Wars

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The Powhatan Wars were a series of early 17th-century conflicts between English colonists at Jamestown and the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia, pivotal in shaping the colonial expansion and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo–Native American conflict
colonial war
series of conflicts
war
war
war
conflictBetween English colonists at Jamestown
English colonists at Jamestown
English colonists in Virginia
English colonists in Virginia
Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy

Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy
consequence creation of tributary status for remaining Powhatan groups
demographic decline of Powhatan peoples
loss of Powhatan lands
describedAs pivotal in shaping colonial expansion in Virginia
pivotal in the displacement of Indigenous peoples in the region
endedBy marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe
endTime 1614
1626
1646
1646
hasCause English expansion and food shortages
Powhatan resistance to English encroachment
Third Anglo-Powhatan War
surface form: Powhatan uprising of 1622

Third Anglo-Powhatan War
surface form: Powhatan uprising of 1644
hasPart First Anglo-Powhatan War
Second Anglo-Powhatan War
Third Anglo-Powhatan War
locatedIn Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: English colony of Virginia

Tidewater Virginia
Virginia
mainBelligerent Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown colony

Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy
notableCommander John Smith
Opechancanough
Powhatan
Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
opponent Kingdom of England
Powhatan peoples
surface form: Powhatan Confederacy
partOf English colonization of North America
history of Virginia
result English victory
collapse of Powhatan power in Tidewater Virginia
displacement of Indigenous peoples in Virginia
expansion of English settlements
imposition of English dominance in the region
significantEvent Second Anglo-Powhatan War
surface form: Powhatan uprising of 1622

Powhatan uprising of 1644
startTime 1609
1609
1622
1644
timePeriod early 17th century

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John Smith participantIn Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan conflicts
Virginia militia usedInConflict Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars
First Anglo-Powhatan War partOf Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars
Second Anglo-Powhatan War partOf Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo–Powhatan Wars
Third Anglo-Powhatan War partOf Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars
Third Anglo-Powhatan War relatedTo Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Powhatan–English relations in the 17th century
Amonute associatedWith Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo–Powhatan relations
Chief Powhatan associatedWithEvent Powhatan Wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan conflicts
Governor William Berkeley militaryConflict Powhatan Wars
subject surface form: William Berkeley
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars
colonial records of Virginia coversEvent Powhatan Wars
subject surface form: Colonial Records of Virginia
this entity surface form: Anglo–Powhatan conflicts
Lord De La Warr militaryConflict Powhatan Wars
subject surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
this entity surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars