Starving Time 1609-1610

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause gptkb:disease
harsh winter
food shortages
lack of supplies
siege by Powhatan Confederacy
gptkbp:endDate 1610
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated challenges of early colonization
led to changes in colonial policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Starving Time 1609-1610
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableGroup Jamestown colonists
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:George_Percy
gptkb:John_Smith
Thomas Gates
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkbp:partOf history of Jamestown
gptkbp:relatedTo English colonization of America
gptkbp:resultedIn cannibalism
high mortality rate
gptkbp:startDate 1609
gptkbp:survived about 60 out of 500 settlers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virginia,_English_Colony
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8