This program is over. Hope you didn't miss it! Browse other programs we offer Jamestown: The First 100 Years The Powhatan and the English: 1607–1618 Afternoon Course Monday, January 23, 2023 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET Add to calendar iCalendar Gmail Yahoo Mail Outlook Outlook.com Code: 1CVA07 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Tickets Save when you purchase this program as a part of one of these series! 4 Program Series: Jamestown: The First 100 Years Find Series tickets Resize text Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, saving Captain John Smith’s life Save when you purchase the Jamestown: The First 100 Years series! While the early days of Jamestown were marred with struggle, conflict, and tragedy, the settlement would survive as the first permanent English colony in North America, from which the seeds of the United States grew. Unearth the tumultuous first century of Jamestown with Mark Summers, the public historian for the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project. Session Information The Powhatan and the English: 1607–1618 After several failed attempts to colonize North America, the English in 1606 formed the Virginia Company of London and soon after arriving in North America, selected a strategic site for a fort. While idyllic to the English, the chosen land was unoccupied but not unclaimed. The period of conflict with the Powhatan that followed would echo across the continent for centuries. Additional Sessions January 30 - The First Africans: 1619–1662 February 6 - Inevitable Uprising: 1622–1646 February 13 - Bacon’s Rebellion: 1675–1699 General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
