#OtD 22 Mar 1622 the Powhatan uprising began when Native Americans attacked English colonies in Virginia, killing around 350 and kidnapping 20 women.

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#OtD 22 Mar 1622 the Powhatan uprising began when Native Americans attacked English colonies in Virginia, killing around 350 and kidnapping 20 women. The colonists retaliated brutally: Dr Pott ransomed back the women but made them his indentured servants https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/500-years-of-indigenous-resistance-gord-hill