Colonists from the New York colony had peaceful relationships with the Native American tribes surrounding the colony. They relied on peaceful relationships in order to make money from the fur trade. The tribes surrounding the colony where the Poospatuck/Unkechaug tribe, Mohegan tribe, Munsee Delaware Tribe, and Lenni Lenape tribe. Even though the colonists maintained a mostly peaceful relationship with the Native American tribes, the fur trade caused Native American tribes to loose peace with each other. Tribes lost peace with each other because colonists demanded large amounts of fur which caused tribes to invade each others lands in order to hunt more beavers. Eventually this lead to many wars between the Native American tribes.
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