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the powhatans didn't like intruders on their land
The main reason that conflict increased between the Virginia Colonists and the Powhatan Indians was because the Powhatan were being pushed off their lands to accommodate the Colonists. Then Captain John Smith was captured by the Powhatan Indians and Pocahontas saved his life.
It is very likely that there was more than one name for the area later called "Virginia" by English explorers; native groups each had their own word for their territory and the Powhatan confederacy was made up of very many tribes.One name recorded by the English is tsenahcommacah.
They lived in shelter homes and wooden homes
They began conflicts over land