
Colonization's Impact on Indigenous People
9th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the impact of colonization on Indigenous populations.
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Chief Powhatan, leader of over 30 tribes, realized the English were clueless about survival but had guns, leading to initial assistance.
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English and Native American relations deteriorated when the English stole crops and lives, leading to the 1622 uprising led by Chief Opechancanough.
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The Pequot War and King Philip's War exemplify the brutality and resistance during English colonization, revealing the threat to Native American ways of life.


