Comparing John White's Relationship With The Spanish, English, French And Dutch

Throughout the years the Spanish, English, French and Dutch which are four main colonies have had excellent relationships with the native and some of the colonies did not have a superb relationship with the native. The colonies present the native disease that they brought over from their homeland. Most of the colonies tried to make the native slaves and take most of the native’s supplies and food. Some colonies tried to take the native lands so the colonies could build on them. Even though these hard times were happening throughout the years to the native there was still some positive that came out of the evilness. The native traded with the four colonies for items that they normally did not have. The native also helped the four colonies when they fell on hard times. “When John White came to the Roanoke tribe settlement in Virginia the English asked Wingina who is the chief of the tribe if they could build a settlement on their land. The chief Wingina thought that they would help him gain control of more ethnic groups and so he can own more land. So Wingina sent two of his best men to go back to the English. When the English came back to the Roanoke tribe the chief’s men told him what they thought about the English. Manteo told his
During the winter the tribe’s supplies were very limited and the English kept asking for more. Chief Wingina became scared that there would not be enough supplies from his own tribe. When the spring finally came Wingina was mad at the English and wanted to retaliate against them. Before the Roanoke tribe could do anything the English heard that the chief and his tribe were not happy and wanted to retaliate against them. Then in May of 1586 the English supersized the Roanoke tribe and killed several of their leaders. One of those leaders was Wingina. After that the English put Wingina’s head on a stake”. (Out of Many