What were revitalization movements?, History

Assignment Help:

What were revitalization movements?

Indians' main strategy in the face of European settlement was to try to get along with Europeans as much as possible. Indians recognized that they could not defeat the Europeans entirely, and so attempted to find ways to cooperate with them. Periodically, however, Indians decided instead that they were steadily losing ground to European invaders, and so decided to fight back. When Indians fought to defend their lands they were fighting to preserve their way of life. So, their resistance to Europeans was not simply warfare, but was usually a revitalization movement, in which Indians rejected European civilization entirely. During these revitalizations, Indians often slaughtered livestock and threw away items that they had gained in trade with Europeans in an effort to return to their original way of life.

Indians often concluded that attempting to get along with the English was a failed strategy, and so determined to fight the colonists. In 1622, Indians living near Jamestown led by Opechancanough (Powhatan's brother and successor) fought to reclaim their land from the British invaders and to restore the Indians' original way of life. They nearly succeeded. Indian attacks killed more than 300 colonists and nearly wiped out the colony. The colonists, in turn, became increasingly hostile toward the Indians. In 1644, Opechancanough led another revitalization and revolt against the colonists, but was defeated. By 1645, the English had forced the Indians to surrender most of the lands along the Chesapeake Bay and so had gained control over this small, but crucial piece of land.


Related Discussions:- What were revitalization movements?

Effective government of a new roman empire, Among Otto I's more successful ...

Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was his creation and effective government of a new "Roman Empire" with the aid of the easte

Describe the assessment by web, The salve went free: stood a brief moment i...

The salve went free: stood a brief moment in the sun; then ;moved back again toward slavery. Explain the assessment by WEB DuBois of the Reconstruction Era by offering the historic

Describe shopping using these terms from book realism, how can i describe s...

how can i describe shopping using these terms from the book capitalist realism? depressive hedonia, inter passivity, the big other, market stalinism, fordism, business ontology, pr

Puritans of massachusetts bay, The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay had fled a...

The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay had fled an established church and religious persecution in England. Why, then, did they promptly establish their own church and persecute dissent

Explain three characteristics frederick turner, Name and explain at least t...

Name and explain at least three characteristics Frederick Turner thought had been shaped by our frontier experience. Describe the three different presidents' administrations of

Republican party during reconstruction, Southern-born white men who joined ...

Southern-born white men who joined the Republican party during Reconstruction were called: [a] carpetbaggers [b] redeemers [c] scalawags [d] rebels [e] contrabands

Political authorities in the british colonies, What ideas generated by the ...

What ideas generated by the American Enlightenment and the Great Awakening prompted challenges to religious, social, and political authorities in the British colonies?

Cross-channel invasion of france, Good weather, sufficient supplies, and se...

Good weather, sufficient supplies, and secrecy were the keys to the success of the Allies' cross-channel invasion of France. After the invasion of France, general Eisenhower ord

Liberalism prior to the first world war, What are some political parties th...

What are some political parties that opposed liberalism prior to the First World War?

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd