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Colonial Landscapes
MAY 2007
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Lay of the Land
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1607: Before Jamestown
When the English arrived in 1607, more than 15,000 Indians lived around Chesapeake Bay, most ruled by Powhatan.
1670: After Settlement
Within 60 years, English settlers had pushed the Indians off the most fertile waterfront land. Only 2,000 Indians remained.
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