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The shift from a sustainable hunting economy among Indigenous communities to a reliance on European trade brought dire consequences. Tribes that had historically depended on hunting faced severe challenges as both their traditional ways of life and access to resources diminished. In contrast, the British settlers in Virginia cultivated tobacco, an enterprise that led to increasing tensions and conflicts over resources and land. Despite being initially outnumbered, the settlers grew tenfold, tipping the scales of conflict in their favor.