Virgina and Pocahontas (day 3)

Jamestown

* founded in 1607
* Commercial venture – Not sure what they represented
* Not perceived as a religious or not as religious as plymouth or massachusetts bay
* Church of England (Anglican Episcopalian)
* Slit from Roman Catholic Church

church of England, anglican, episcopalian

* Maintained elements of Catholic Tradition
* Changed others
* Created the King James Bible

king james bible

English translation of the Bible, published in 1611 under the auspices of King James I of England.

Powhatan chiefdom

* name for the chief of the eastern woodland indians
* Spoke algonkian
* Paramount chiefdom
* other name is Mamanatowic 

Pocahontas

Disney told a fake story and was ten year old when she met john smith and married to John Rolfe

Matoaka

native name of pocahontas

Rebecca

another name for pocahontas

Manitous

* Strong sense of the spirit world
* people who are within the spirit world

Mutual Respect

* Rituals, prayers, offerings in religion

Starving Time

Settlers living in native land were struggling with Disease, violence, drought, a meager harvest followed by a harsh winter, and poor drinking water left the majority of colonists dead that winter.

John Smith

the man who was thought to be married to pocahontas but met when she was a child

John Rolfe

belonged to the church of England and is the man who married Pocahontas