First there is the Jamestown and Powhatan war, this was one of the earliest American and Indian wars. For Powhatan this wasn’t the first time settlers have been in conflict with them. They had handled the Spanish settlers even before the war with Jamestown broke out. Even though they helped them through the time where food supply was limited also know as “the starving time” the Natives still did not hesitate to defend their land. On the other hand Jamestown did raid the Powhatan’s food supply, which is kind of ironic considering that they helped get them their food now they are taking theirs as well. This war may have been guns against bows and it may have seemed as if Jamestown had all the advantage, but the Powhatan tribe survived until 1614 when a peace treaty was signed, thus ending the war. …show more content…
As the allies of America attacked the Pequot village, burning and massacring most of the Natives, the Natives were already planning their revenge. Just soon after the attacks on the village there were already 13 other Americans and American allies dead, by the way of the Pequots. To finish it off on May 26, 1637 the same people that attacked the village before were back a more ready than ever. They marched into the village at Mystic and Slaughtered almost all of it inhabitants. Even though the Indians were already angry with New England a war never really broke out. That is until the Wampanoag people went into New England and decided to kill livestock and the owner of that livestock. New England was so desperate to upset the Natives that they attacked the neutral tribe of Narragansett. This would be known as the great swap massacre. Although the war was still going strong the death of New England’s leader Phillip ended the war in its