The Opechancanough’s 1622 uprising in Virginia. Why did the colonists feel betrayed by Opechancanough’s attack? 2. How did Opechancanough prepare for the assault? How did the Virginians survive the attack? 3. According to the Declaration, how did the attack affect the colonists’ attitudes about the Indians and about themselves? 4. Why did Waterhouse believe “conquest” was better than “civility”? Why did he think the “Massacre must . . . be beneficial to the Plantation”? 5. Consider the words Waterhouse used to describe Indians. In what ways did his language reveal his views of Indians and their resistance to “cultivation”? 6. How might the Declaration have been different if Opechacanough had written it?
The Opechancanough’s 1622 uprising in Virginia. Why did the colonists feel betrayed by…
The Opechancanough's 1622 uprising in Virginia. Why did the colonists feel betrayed by Opechancanough's attack? 2. How did Opechancanough prepare for the assault? How did the...