Chief Powhatan
Definition
Leader of a network of tribes known as Powhatan's Confederacy located around Chesapeake Bay area when English settlers arrived. He had significant interactions with Jamestown settlers.
Related terms
Pocahontas: Daughter of Chief Powhatan who played a key role as an intermediary between her father's tribe and English settlers at Jamestown.
John Smith: An important leader at Jamestown who had notable interactions with Chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas.
First Anglo-Powhatan War: A series of clashes between English colonists and American Indians led by Chief Powhatan from 1610-1614.
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AP US History - 2.5 Interactions between Native Americans and Europeans
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