Roanoke: A Conflict of Cultures

The Carolina Algonquin and the English Cultures came into conflict during the 1580’s. The first cause of conflict was that the English were being rude to the Indians and their culture. Second, the English brought many different diseases with them and gave them to the Indians. Finally, the third reason was that Ralph Lane had launched a surprise attack on the Indians.
As I had said before, one of the reasons there was for conflict was because the English were being rude to the Indians and their way of life. This affected the conflict a little. To add to the fact, the Indians unchanged way of life was being mocked. One of these times was when the English men got drunk during the sacred harvest ceremony and made fools of themselves and John White. Another time was when one of the English Soldiers Kissed Ascopo. In the Indian culture kissing and other forms of physical contact like kissing is considered disgusting. Also, anoth...