Indian Massacre of 1622

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The Indian Massacre of 1622 was a coordinated surprise attack by Powhatan Confederacy warriors against English settlers in the Virginia Colony, killing hundreds and dramatically reshaping early colonial–Native American relations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict
event in colonial American history
massacre
alsoKnownAs Jamestown Massacre
Powhatan Uprising of 1622
belligerent English settlers in Virginia
Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
cause English encroachment and broken agreements
expansion of English settlements onto Powhatan lands
tensions over resources between Powhatans and English colonists
commanderOrLeader Opechancanough
conflictBetween English colonists in Virginia
Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
countryAtTime England
date 22 March 1622
describedIn colonial Virginia records
estimatedDeaths about 347 English colonists
followedBy Second Anglo–Powhatan War
prolonged English punitive expeditions
hasEffect escalation of Anglo–Powhatan conflict
increased English determination to remove Powhatans from core settlement areas
long-term deterioration of English–Native American relations in Virginia
retaliatory campaigns by English colonists against Powhatan peoples
shift toward more militarized English frontier policy
historicalPeriod early 17th century
historicalRegion Chesapeake Bay region
location English colony of Virginia
Virginia Colony
method coordinated surprise attack
notableSurvivor Jamestown settlement
organizedBy Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
partOf Anglo–Powhatan Wars
linked to: Powhatan Wars
precededBy First Anglo–Powhatan War
proportionOfPopulationKilled approximately one quarter of the English population in Virginia
relatedTo English colonization of North America
Jamestown, Virginia
Native American–European relations in the 17th century
Powhatan Confederacy
linked to: Powhatan peoples
result hundreds of English colonists killed
significance major turning point in early English colonization of North America
used by English authorities to justify harsher policies toward Native peoples
sparedLocation Jamestown (warned in advance)
linked to: Jamestown
target English settlements along the James River
Jamestown-area plantations
year 1622

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Henricus destroyedInEvent Indian Massacre of 1622
Opechancanough notableEvent Powhatan attack of March 22, 1622
linked to: Indian Massacre of 1622
Indian Massacre of 1622 alsoKnownAs Powhatan Uprising of 1622
linked to: Indian Massacre of 1622
Indian Massacre of 1622 alsoKnownAs Jamestown Massacre
linked to: Indian Massacre of 1622