Invasion from All Directions—Stolen Lands, Stolen Peoples 1600-1699

1609

Jamestown settlers drive Powhatan off their lands and enslave them

Powhatan. Image: Virtual Jamestown
Powhatan. Image: Virtual Jamestown

War breaks out between the Powhatan and the Virginia colonists as they steal land, pillage graves, occupy Native villages, and enslave Natives (Everett, 2009).

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