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1547 CE - 1618 CE: Life of Wahunsenacah, Chief Powhatan, leader of the Powhatan Confederacy of Tsenacommacah (modern-day Virginia, USA).
1607 CE: The English establish Jamestown in Wahunsenacah's territory.
1609 CE: Relations between the English immigrants and native Powhatans deteriorate.
1610 CE - 1614 CE: Wahunsenacah launches and directs the First Powhatan War in an effort to drive the English from his land.
1614 CE: John Rolfe marries Pocahontas; union ends the First Powhatan War.
1614 CE - 1622 CE: Peace of Pocahontas between English colonists and Powhatans; established by the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
1617 CE: Wahunsenacah steps down as chief of the Powhatan Confederacy; succeeded by his half-brother Opchanacanough.
1618 CE: Death of Wahunsenacah.
1622 CE: The "Indian Massacre" of the Jamestown colony when the Powhatan Confederacy fights for their land; over 300 colonists killed.