The ambition of the English and the Powhatans to maintain a successful village shows that conflict between them is not inevitable. Around 1607, a group of English settlers traveled by boat to Virginia in search of a better life. Once they landed there, they discovered that they were taking land from a great Indian chief named Powhatan. The English and the Powhatans had minor conflicts that eventually led to an event called the Great Massacre. So was this conflict between them inevitable? There were many reasons why conflict between the English and the Powhatans was not inevitable. Such reasons include the need for land, individual people who wanted to bring peace between the English and Powhatan, and their need to obtain resources from each other. These reasons show us that although the English and the Powhatans fought each other to a large extent, it could have been avoided. Trade between the English and the Powhatans could have made them dependent on each other. The English had the resources the Powhatans wanted, such as metal axes for cutting wood, shovels for digging earth, and wool blankets because the natives lacked valuable resources such as metal and wool. The English needed food to survive because they didn't know how to gather food or resources. Since the English and the Powhatans both had things the other wanted, they would not want to attack each other for fear that their needed resources would not be exchanged and/or given to them. The main reason why the English and the Powhatans had conflicts is because they didn't trust each other due to previous attacks/wars between them. But there were individuals who built trust, like John Smith, allowing the two groups to cooperate. Sync... half of the sheet... in. If the English and Powhatan had trusted each other (which they didn't), then they could have worked together. Because they had the same needs, an individual or group on both sides would eventually realize that working together to achieve their goals was a more cost-effective way to resolve conflicts than trying to destroy each other. And because of this fact, conflict between the English and the Powhatans was not inevitable. Overall, it was possible for the English and Powhatan to cooperate with each other. Things like trade between the English and the Powhatans could have made both groups dependent on each other, individual people could have influenced groups of people like John Smith did and created a friendship between the English and the Powhatans. Finally, they both needed land for similar reasons and could have helped each other by sharing it.