Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between English settlers and Indigenous people from the beginning of the Jamestown colony to the mid-1600s?

Relations around Jamestown were initially cooperative at times, with Indigenous people trading with and helping the English settlers. As English settlement expanded and competition over land and resources grew, relations became increasingly tense and violent. Thus, “friendly at first, then gradually becoming hostile” best describes the relationship.

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