Powhatan Confederacy

noun

1. a network of Algonquian-speaking Indian settlements in Virginia that was ruled by Powhatan.

Example Sentences

The Powhatan Confederacy was an alliance of more than thirty Algonquian-speaking tribes.

From Literature

The Jamestown colony was built on Chesapeake Bay, at the edge of the Powhatan Confederacy homelands.

From Literature

Their survival depended on ongoing diplomatic conversations between Wahunsonacock, the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy, and John Smith, leader of the Jamestown colony.

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Like the nations of the Powhatan Confederacy, the Pequots and their diplomatic allies spoke closely related Algonquian languages.

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Then, in 1622, the Powhatan Confederacy attacked several new settlements and killed nearly three hundred fifty people—about a third of the settler population.

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