Powhatan Uprising


The Powhatan Uprising was the last significant uprising in Virginia against the settlement of Jamestown. The Indians actually inflicted substantial damage and casualties on the colonists but failed to push home their advantage and so allowed the English to reinforce and weather the storm.


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