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1.8 Relations with the Powhatan Confederacy

The Political History of the United States

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Containment, Dependence, and the Long Game

Powhatan's strategy to contain settlers by controlling food and tribute, English dependence and resupply advantage, and the demographic trajectory that favored English growth over Powhatan survival.

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