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Identifier: comingofpeoples00rolt (find matches)
Title: The coming of the peoples
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William, 1876-
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Publisher: New York, George H. Doran company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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conditions. Heestablished martial law immediately upon hisarrival in May, 1611, and handled the colony for^ve years as though the men under his charge wereconvicts, instead of voluntary emigrants. Dales policy was clean-cut. He was anappointee of the Company, and, as a soldier, hewas ready to carry out its .orders. The Companycame first; the colony, afterwards. In this atti-tude he was the direct opposite of Captain JohnSmith, who was eager for the interests of thecolony and inclined toward insubordination to theLondon backers of Virginia. Under Dale, the colonists were driven at forcedlabor for long hours on a scanty diet. The lawswere terribly severe. Death was the punishmentfor criticizing the administration of the colony orfor unauthorized trading with the Indians. Lazi-ness was punished at the whipping post, and con-tinued refusal to work was held sufficient causefor torture, or even death. Harshness breeds resentment and conspiracy.A plot arose under Jeffrey Abbott, a friend of
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I THE BAPTISM OF POCAHONTAS Among the great historical paintings inthe Rotunda of the Capitol at Washingtonis this painting of the scene of the baptismof Pocahontas, under the name of Rebecca.She married John Rolfe, who is thereforethe original Squaw-man of Americanhistory, and went to England, living therefor several years, dying in 1617 on the eveof her departure for America. The pictureof her and her son is believed to have beenpainted from life and probably was, as itshows very distinctly the prominent facialcharacteristics of the Indian.

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