Powhatan Wars

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chief_Powhatan
gptkbp:caused_by land disputes
resource competition
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Virginia
Chesapeake Bay area
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:historical_narratives
depiction in literature
depiction in film
gptkbp:duration 1622-1632
1609-1614
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Monarch
early 17th century
gptkbp:historical_significance shift in power dynamics
impact on Native American tribes
impact on colonial policies
discussions on colonialism
discussions on indigenous rights
discussions on historical memory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Powhatan Wars
gptkbp:influence colonial expansion policies
relations between settlers and Native Americans
subsequent Native American conflicts
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
English settlers
gptkbp:key_event Pocahontas's marriage to John Rolfe
Powhatan's death
English retaliation in 1622
Opechancanough's ambush in 1622
final defeat of Powhatan forces in 1644
gptkbp:notable_battle Battle of the Great Plains
Battle of Jamestown
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Pocahontas
gptkb:John_E._Smith
gptkb:Opechancanough
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Treaty_of_1646
establishment of English dominance
reduction of Powhatan territory
gptkbp:part_of Virginia Colony history
gptkbp:primary_source colonial records
Native American oral histories
letters from settlers
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:First_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkb:Third_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkbp:result decrease in Powhatan population
expansion of English settlements