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Who were the local natives and what motivated them to help the Jamestown colonist?

The Powhatan Indians.


How did Pocahontas help make peace between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan?

Pocahantas helped make peace between The Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan because she had married the English colonist John Rofle in the year 1614. John Rolfe wasn't a colonist!! :)


How did American Indians help the Jamestown colonists?

The question said "Native Americans" who helped the settlers. The Puritans occupied Indian lands in what is now Massachusetts. Jamestown was down in the southeast - Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia Indians who interacted with those setllers were part of the Powhatan Confederacy, a group of local tribes. It was a complex relationship between English and natives. The Powhatans did help, at first, in terms of farming practices, fishing and other forms of survival but the English settlers were violent and greedy for land from the beginning, causing conflicts.


What events led to a conflict between the Jamestown settler and the Powhatan confederacy?

Chief Powhatan was being a very gracious person to the colonists but the colonists never showed that they were thankful or if they appreciated their help...and as Jamestown receives a new leader (John Smith) things got better.(This answer explains nothing.)


Who was Powhatan and why was he important to the Jamestown Colony?

Chief Powhatan (Wahunsenacawh, c.1545-1618) was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy, a collection of tribes along the eastern central coast of the present-day United States. He was involved in trading and conflicts with the early colonial settlers of Jamestown in Virginia (from 1607). His daughter Pocahontas (Matoaka c.1595-1617) married planter John Rolfe in 1614.Powhatan may have misunderstood the intentions of the colonists, which was to take possession of unoccupied American lands as their own (as was common practice in Europe). After successfully attacking them, he may have expected that they would follow the practices of native American tribes, and cease their expansion into the Confederacy lands.His younger son Opechancanough became the Powhatan, or chief, after his death, and attacked the English in 1622. This led to a war that destroyed most of his tribe's warriors, along with its power in the region.

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How did the Powhatan confederacy help Jamestown colonist?

The Powhatan Confederacy had an extensive trade network with other Indian tribes before Jamestown was settled. When the Jamestown settlers arrived, they traded with the colonists. The settlers traded their metal tools for food and furs.


Who were the local natives and what motivated them to help the Jamestown colonist?

The Powhatan Indians.


Would you help the colonist if you had been a member of Powhatan confederacy?

Basically, it's your choice since it's a opinion question. Just to help out others, i would write if yes: Yes, i would have helped the colonists if i was a member of the Powhatan Confederacy because you might need the Powhatan at times, like when disease struck Jamestown. if no: No, i wouldn't have helped the colonists if i was a member of the Powhatan Confederacy because i wouldn't want the colonists taking up land that should be ours!


Would you helped the colonists if you had been a member of Powhatan confederacy?

Because I want to help others in the colonist


How did Pocahontas help make peace between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan?

Pocahantas helped make peace between The Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan because she had married the English colonist John Rofle in the year 1614. John Rolfe wasn't a colonist!! :)


What events led to a conflict between the Jamestown and the Powhatan Confederacy?

Chief Powhatan was being a very gracious person to the colonists but the colonists never showed that they were thankful or if they appreciated their help...and as Jamestown receives a new leader (John Smith) things got better.(This answer explains nothing.)


What event led to the conflict between the Jamestown and the Powhatan confederacy?

Chief Powhatan was being a very gracious person to the colonists but the colonists never showed that they were thankful or if they appreciated their help...and as Jamestown receives a new leader (John Smith) things got better.(This answer explains nothing.)


What events led to a conflict between Jamestown settlers and Powhatan confederacy?

Chief Powhatan was being a very gracious person to the colonists but the colonists never showed that they were thankful or if they appreciated their help...and as Jamestown receives a new leader (John Smith) things got better.(This answer explains nothing.)


Would you have helped the Colonists if you had been a member of the Powhatan confederacy Why or why not?

Basically, it's your choice since it's a opinion question. Just to help out others, i would write if yes: Yes, i would have helped the colonists if i was a member of the Powhatan Confederacy because you might need the Powhatan at times, like when disease struck Jamestown. if no: No, i wouldn't have helped the colonists if i was a member of the Powhatan Confederacy because i wouldn't want the colonists taking up land that should be ours!


How did the growing of tobacco help the colonist at Jamestown?

By getting money for trade


How did the growing of tobacco help the colonist of Jamestown?

By getting money for trade


How did American Indians help the Jamestown colonists?

The question said "Native Americans" who helped the settlers. The Puritans occupied Indian lands in what is now Massachusetts. Jamestown was down in the southeast - Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia Indians who interacted with those setllers were part of the Powhatan Confederacy, a group of local tribes. It was a complex relationship between English and natives. The Powhatans did help, at first, in terms of farming practices, fishing and other forms of survival but the English settlers were violent and greedy for land from the beginning, causing conflicts.