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Powhatan Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of the Powhatan people with our timeline game. Test your knowledge and see if you can correctly place events in their chronological order.

  • Learn about the arrival of English settlers in Jamestown
  • Discover the impact of Chief Powhatan on the region
  • Experience the first Thanksgiving between the Powhatan and English settlers (if applicable)
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  • late 16th century: Powhatan Confederacy is established
  • 1607: First contact with English settlers at Jamestown
  • 1608: Pocahontas saves John Smith from execution
  • 1614: Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
  • 1622: Second Anglo-Powhatan War begins
  • 1622: Massacre of English settlers by Powhatan forces
  • 1632: Peace treaty signed between Powhatan Confederacy and English settlers
  • 1644: Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins
  • 1646: Opechancanough captured and killed by English forces
  • 1646: Powhatan Confederacy officially dissolved
  • late 17th century: English colonists establish control over Powhatan lands
  • 18th century: Powhatan language and culture decline
  • 19th century: Tribal reservations established for Powhatan descendants
  • 1921: Powhatan Reservation recognized by Virginia state government
  • late 20th century: Repatriation efforts for Powhatan artifacts and remains begin
  • 1983: Powhatan Tribes of Virginia officially recognized by US government
  • 1998: Powhatan Museum of Indigenous Arts and Culture opens
  • 2006: Powhatan Indian World exhibit at Jamestown Settlement
  • annual event since 2010: Powhatan Pow Wow celebrates Native American culture

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