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Native Americans relationship with colonists
The relationship between the native Americans and colonists
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In the 17th Century, Virginia experienced two grim rebellions that would have a significant impact on both the future economic and social developments of the area. The Indian uprisings that occurred in 1622 and the Bacon’s rebellion that occurred in 1675 both had meaningful similarities as well as differences impacting different set of people. Whether either of the uprisings had more of significance than the other, in all respects cannot be quite measured as each’s chain reaction benefited the colony. In the early 1600’s English traders embarked in the Americas not only in search of a new trade route to the east, but used this land discovery as an opportunity to expand their European empire. They came to settle in the Americas to start up new beginnings, establish large plantations and spread their religion. This large influx of English migrants settling throughout the land, creating vastly new settlements raised concern amongst the Native Indians. The Native Indians felt that they immigrants overstayed their welcome and were an endangering their supply of food that was reaped from the land due to the English’ growing cultivation. The Native Indians conspired amongst themselves and secretly planned what is known today as the Good Friday massacre attack on the English. The Rebellion was led by the Indian chief’s Powhatan’s brother named Opechancanough, who led the Indians to the English civilisations on the 22 March 1622, to entertain and dine with the English before brutally revolting on them without any warning. In total approximately 3650 English colonist and an undisclosed number of Indians were killed. The Bacon’s rebellion on the other hand, has a similar trait circumstances, but unlike the Indian uprising in 1622 whereby t... ... middle of paper ... ...s were tremendously significant to the economic and social development of Virginia. None was more significant than the other but instead worked hand in hand to contribute to what became the success of the colony in the 17th century. Works Cited Henretta, James A. and David Brody. America: A Concise History, Volume I: To 1877. 4th ed., (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010). TARTER, BRENT. "Bacon's Rebellion, the Grievances of the People, and the Political Culture of Seventeenth-Century Virginia." Virginia Magazine Of History & Biography 119, no. 1 (January 2011): 1-41. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed December 22, 2013). “Virginia’s Early Relations with the Native Americans.” Library of Congress. Accessed December 22, 2013. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/colonial/indians/indians.html