The beginner's American history . pieces, so they came of the leaders of these men was tried and shot; theother was sent to England in disgrace. 40. The Indians of Virginia. — When the Indians ofAmerica first met the white men, they were very friendlyto them ; but this did not last long, because often thewhites treated the Indians very badly ; in fact, the Span-iards made slaves of them and whipped many of them todeath. But these were the Indians of the south ; some ofthe northern tribes were terribly fierce and a match for theSpaniards in cruelty. The Indians at the east did not buil
The beginner's American history . pieces, so they came of the leaders of these men was tried and shot; theother was sent to England in disgrace. 40. The Indians of Virginia. — When the Indians ofAmerica first met the white men, they were very friendlyto them ; but this did not last long, because often thewhites treated the Indians very badly ; in fact, the Span-iards made slaves of them and whipped many of them todeath. But these were the Indians of the south ; some ofthe northern tribes were terribly fierce and a match for theSpaniards in cruelty. The Indians at the east did not build cities, but lived insmall villages. These villages were made up of huts,covered with the bark of trees. Such huts were calledwigwams. The women did nearly all the work, such asbuilding the wigwams and hoeing corn and tobacco. Themen hunted and made war. Instead of guns the Indianshad bows and arrows. With these they could bring downa deer or a squirrel quite as well as a white man could now 26 THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. Building a Wigwam. with a rifle. They had no iron, but made hatchets and knives out of sharp, flat stones. They never built roads, for they had no wagons,and at the east they didnot use horses ; but theycould find their way withease through the thick-est forest. When theycame to a river theyswam across it, so theyhad no need of boats they madecanoes of birch bark. These canoes were almost as light as paper, yet they were very strong and handsome, and they floated on the riverLike a yellow leaf in autumn,Like a yellow water-lily. ^ In them they could go hundreds of miles quickly andsilently. So every river and stream became a roadway tothe Indian. 41. Captain Smith goes in search of the Pacific; he iscaptured by Indians. — After that first long, hot summerwas over, some of the settlers wished to explore the coun-try and see if they could not find a short way through tothe Pacific Ocean. Captain Smith led the Indians attacked
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