Williamsburg, Virginia's Colonial Capital |

[@EmperorTigerstar]

TIL I pronounced Powhatan wrong.

[@SomasAcademy]

Which one did you hear growing up, Poe-Hatin?

[@MythologywithMike]

@@SomasAcademy I heard Pow-HAT-an all my life

[@SomasAcademy]

@@MythologywithMike I've heard that variation too, but nobody in Virginia says it like that! As far as I'm aware all of the modern pronunciations are based purely on English transcriptions though, so we can't necessarily say which one is correct, if any.

[@MythologywithMike]

Virginia and Massachusetts seem to be like two sides of the same coin. I've grown up around colonial history in my home region and even though I didn't touch on it in my video (I focused more on Native Americans of the area), I still love to learn about colonial history. I've been to DC twice in my life but next time I go I should take a detour and head down to Virginia to see their history

[@SomasAcademy]

Yup, first two successful British colonies, lots of history of conflict with the Natives and so-on.

[@michaelrae9599]

I've actually been to Colonial Williamsburg. It was truly amazing, and very informative I love when an announcer called out that "the wench was available to take money. We do not accept personal notes (checks), but we do accept Visa, MC, and Amex (it was in the late eighties). One of the best trips of my life. I even saw Barbara Bush put the top on the Christmas Tree, and she was filling in for Nancy Reagan, who was out of town. This is a MUST side trip if you are in the Washington DC area.

[@SomasAcademy]

Very cool, thanks for sharing your experience!

[@MarkPritchard-er9cm]

I would love to see more history videos on Virginian cities maybe Richmond and Norfolk? Or possibly Newport News & my hometown of Hampton?

[@michealferrell1677]

When you cover Bacons Rebellion be sure to include the story of Captain Hubert Ferrell at kings creek / sandy point .

[@donkyoofficial]

I grew up 5 minutes from CW! Great video! :)

[@SomasAcademy]

Thank you!

[@Artur_M.]

Great video! Speaking about the early history of Virginia, in 1619 in Jamestown, there was the first recorded srtike in North America, when the Polish and other non-English craftsmen demanded equal rights to the English settlers. One might be surprised to hear that the Virginia Company was getting skilled labor for the colony all the way from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but Captain John Smith himself previously had extensive adventures in Eastern Europe, and I find it wierd that nobody seems to talk about it.

[@SomasAcademy]

Interesting! Lots of important stuff seems to have happened in Jamestown that year - first recorded strike, the arrival of the first recorded Africans, and the first General Assembly. John Smith's adventures in Eastern Europe would be interesting to cover, I've heard a bit about them (like the story where he kept dueling Ottoman soldiers, chopping off their heads, and then getting challenged to duels by their superiors), but I need to do some more reading on the topic. I've also heard that he claimed to get saved from execution by several women before Pocahontas, but I haven't read the actual stories as of yet lol

[@micahistory]

interesting, i never knew there were poles there that early

[@SomasAcademy]

@@micahistory Yes, glass working was one of the first things the Virginia Company tried in Jamestown to make money, and some of the glassworkers they brought were famously Polish!

[@micahistory]

interesting@@SomasAcademy

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

I was born in Virginia!

[@micahistory]

Interesting video, I went there once when I was young but don't remember much, the history is quote fascinating

[@nightsazrael]

More Vids on this and other related subjects. Please.😍

[@solsolsolomon]

Hi