The Jamestown settlers faced new challenges that they were largely unprepared for. They were saved by Captain John Smith, who enforced the policy of "He who shall not work shall not eat." The Native American tribe indigenous to the region recognized Smith's sense of power and arranged a mock execution to prove their authority. Also, since Pocahontas, a member of the Powhatan tribe, "saved" Smith, the Native Americans expressed their general desire for peace. Pocahontas interacted with the Virginians and helped to supply them with food and goods that would help them survive. However, the settlers still suffered to the point that they ate corpses and stole from the Powhatan tribe, which worsened the already tense relationship. The relationship deteriorated further when Lord De La Warr declared war on against the Virginian Indians. Even though a peace treaty was arranged, the Native Americans got revenge eight years later by killing three hundred and forty-seven of the Jamestown colonists. After the second peace treaty, which was supposed to be long-lasting, another war between the Virginians and the Indians emerged. The Indians lost again, and they were forced off of their native land. By 1685, the Powhatan tribe was considered to be extinct.
