Before the English settlers and Powhatan Indians became enemies, the English started to explore during the 1500s-1600s. This essay is about why the Powhatan and the English became enemies and the reasons why they were. Both became enemies because of land conflict, the starving time, and the enslavement of the Powhatan. To begin with, one reason why the Powhatan and the English are enemies is because of land conflict. They made treaties with each other but the English took all of the Powhatan Indians land. Both of these two groups of people would have peace with each other but the Powhatan would get their land taken away so it’s like the English wanted to make a treaty so they could take their land. Also, it was legal to kill any Indians
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The Powhatan stopped giving the English food because of what the English were doing. They stopped the food supply for the English settlers because it was like they were just taking advantage of them. The English settlers also never helped the Powhatan gather food. The evidence for this could be found in, “Modern Version of Exports of Accounts from the Early Years.” This shows that the English described the Powhatan, “stupid” for not giving them food. Clearly, the English settlers started to get mad at the Powhatan for not giving them food anymore. From their actions it makes it obvious that they were mad at the Powhatan. Also the way they were describing the Powhatan proves that they were mad at them. To summarize, they were enemies because the Powhatan stopped the food supply for the English which caused the English to become mad at the …show more content…
The things happening between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Indians are still happening in the current time period, people still argue about what land they will own and some people try to put boundaries between each other’s lands, they enslave other people to do things for them without pay, and they also be cruel and starve other people for revenge of something or just for the fun of it. The Powhatan and the Jamestown settlers might still be having issues but possibly not the same problems that they already had or they could also have an issue with new
The Powhatan stopped giving the English food because of what the English were doing. They stopped the food supply for the English settlers because it was like they were just taking advantage of them. The English settlers also never helped the Powhatan gather food. The evidence for this could be found in, “Modern Version of Exports of Accounts from the Early Years.” This shows that the English described the Powhatan, “stupid” for not giving them food. Clearly, the English settlers started to get mad at the Powhatan for not giving them food anymore. From their actions it makes it obvious that they were mad at the Powhatan. Also the way they were describing the Powhatan proves that they were mad at them. To summarize, they were enemies because the Powhatan stopped the food supply for the English which caused the English to become mad at the …show more content…
The things happening between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Indians are still happening in the current time period, people still argue about what land they will own and some people try to put boundaries between each other’s lands, they enslave other people to do things for them without pay, and they also be cruel and starve other people for revenge of something or just for the fun of it. The Powhatan and the Jamestown settlers might still be having issues but possibly not the same problems that they already had or they could also have an issue with new