tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349827180761824424.post1786517678554084999..comments2023-10-26T14:28:24.263-07:00Comments on Global Wahrman: Pocohontas and the Lesson of HistoryGlobal Wahrmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980370485078138698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349827180761824424.post-36859937873384645922017-12-16T09:04:59.740-08:002017-12-16T09:04:59.740-08:00from 1492 til 1615, for some reason, Europeans cou...from 1492 til 1615, for some reason, Europeans could not get settlements started along the East Coast. The reason turns out that once Hispaniola started raiding Indian villages for slaves in 1498, they were met by arrows everywhere they tried to land. It was only after the 1619 epidemic of smallpox, that many villages were wiped out, the tribal coalitions fell apart, and some needed new partners... thus Jamestown and the Bay Colony (and Manhattan a little later).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02238859346760218082noreply@blogger.com