Indian massacre of 1622
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indian-massacre-of-1622-182-17908933
title:
Indian massacre of 1622
text:
The Indian massacre of 1622 took place in the English colony of Virginia on 1 April [O.S. 22 March] 1622. English explorer John Smith, though he was not an eyewitness, wrote in his History of Virginia that warriors of the Powhatan "came unarmed into our houses with deer, turkeys, fish, fruits, and other provisions to sell us"; they then grabbed any tools or weapons available and killed all English settlers they found, including men, women, and children of all ages. Opechancanough, chief of the P
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Powhatan attack on the English colony of Virginia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_massacre_of_1622
date created:
2005-09-01T01:18:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T18:10:34Z
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