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Why did Powhatan confederacy begin to attack Jamestown ?

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The Powhatan peoples concluded that the English were not settling in Jamestown for the purposes of trade but rather to "possess" the land. As Chief Powhatan said: Your coming is not for trade, but to invade my people and possess my country… Having seen the death of all my people thrice…

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