Pocahontas Conclusions What conclusion did you come to? A. Pocahontas did save John Smith’s life B. Pocahontas didn’t save John Smith’s life – he made it up for fame, glory, money, etc. C. Pocahontas didn’t save John Smith’s life – he just misunderstood a ritual Conflicting sources…what types are more reliable?

Native Americans & Encounters

Reading Read the article excerpt aloud with your partner Record the 4 main points Raise your hand if you have any questions

Native Americans Strongly developed societies Lack of iron (weapons) Strengths: Disadvantages: Strongly developed societies Knowledge & technologies Hunting & planting crops Use of copper and bronze Lack of iron (weapons) Lack of horses Susceptible to European diseases Over 1,000 tribes (division/conquest)

Despite significant disadvantages… Native Americans continued to fight against Europeans taking their land…for hundreds of years

Native Americans & The Colonies Variety of interactions Peaceful/trade Warring Quickly destroyed French & Dutch settlers Fur trade focus Permanent trading with Native Americans English settlers Focus on gaining land (for farms/fish) Led to killing of Native Americans & exploitative land deals

Smallpox Southern New England tribes declined from 65,000 to 10,000

Pequot War Native Americans who refused to give up their lands often attacked 1636 – Massachusetts settlers attack Pequots Set fire to Pequot village Shot & killed fleeing men, women & children Pequots attacked in return Hundreds of Pequots killed in their villages Colonists captured remaining Pequots, sold them into slavery, took the land & declared the Pequot nation dissolved