Native Americans Who Killed The Colonists

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Native Americans killed the colonists on Roanoke island. This could have happened because earlier Sir Ralph Lane angered the Native Americans with their harsh policies. He also captured Indians for ransom and planned attacks against Indians. Also the Natives fought back, killing a settler and the settlers left the colony that was made. So after all that they had a bad relationship with the Natives. However in that colony that was made they found a tomahawk in a colonists body. A tomahawk was a weapon that Natives use. The body was split into several different pieces. This indicates that previous relations were not very friendly with nearby tribes. This leads me to think that Native Americans came and killed the colonists. The Natives know how

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