The Virginia Company made the settlers who arrived at Jamestown try this out
They were under strict orders to avoid fighting, to try to convert the Indians, to work with them rather than defeat and expel them
That led to much suffering, culminating in the 1622 Massacre, in which a third of the colony died
Then they went scorched earth on the Indians, wiping out as many as they could and engaging in harsh reprisals. That worked much better, and bought them 20 years of peace
They did the same when confronted by the sand problem in 1644, and then Nathaniel Bacon wiped out what remained of the I Dian problem during his rebellion
Peace at any cost let only to death. War and stern reprisals created the conditions for a prosperous society
“You can’t solve problems with violence”
*opens history book.
Well well well