Why did the Native Americans keep attacking the settlers at Jamestown

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Adrienne

13 May, 20:16

Why did the Native Americans keep attacking the settlers at Jamestown

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Shannon Barnett · Answer 1

At first, the natives were glad to trade provisions to the colonists for metal tools, but by 1609 the English governor, John Smith, had begun to send raiding parties to demand food. This earned the colonists a bad reputation among the Native Americans and precipitated conflict.