1. Increased hostility: Lord De La Warr, unlike previous leaders like John Smith, took a more aggressive approach toward the Native Americans. He perceived the Powhatan Confederacy, led by Chief Powhatan, as a threat and ordered a series of retaliatory attacks on Native American settlements.
2. Jamestown Massacre: In retaliation for English actions, the Powhatan Confederacy launched a surprise attack on the English settlement at Jamestown in 1622. The attack resulted in the deaths of hundreds of settlers, marking one of the deadliest episodes of conflict during this period.
3. Starving Time: Following the Jamestown Massacre, the English settlers faced severe food shortages. Due to the loss of life and disruption caused by the attack, they struggled to sustain themselves and faced significant hardships, leading to a period known as the "Starving Time."
4. Peace Treaties: To improve relations and prevent further conflict, Lord De La Warr made several attempts to establish peace treaties with the Powhatan Confederacy. However, these efforts proved unsuccessful, and hostilities continued between the two groups for several years.
5. Expansion and displacement: As the English colony expanded, they continued to encroach on Native American lands. This led to further displacement of Native tribes and heightened tensions between them and the settlers.
6. Cultural clashes and disease: The arrival of the English settlers brought with them diseases that devastated Native American communities. Additionally, cultural differences and religious conflicts added to the strained relations between the two groups.
These events marked a turning point in the relationship between the Native Americans and the English settlers, leading to prolonged conflict and setting the stage for a series of future confrontations and wars between the two groups in the years and decades that followed.