Record #:

22699

Author(s):

Adams, Lars C.

Abstract:

The brief Chowan River War which raged on the Virginia-North Carolina border from 1676-1677 had direct connections to both Bacon's Rebellion and Culpepper's rebellion. Despite the factionalism rampant among the English settlers, the power of the Chowanoke Indians in the area was broken.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 90 Issue 2, April 2013, p149-172, il, por, map, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Native Americans--North Carolina