History of the United States I / Unit 3 USH1 0323 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Second and Third Wars
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The idea
English expansion nearly one hundred miles inland reignited conflict. In sixteen twenty-two Powhatan warriors killed about three hundred fifty settlers, roughly a third of the colonial population.
In practice
A third war opening in sixteen forty-four with a surprise attack killing about five hundred colonists.
Where people slip
Across nearly four decades these wars show substantial Native resistance to English expansion.
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