How did economic activity in the chesapeak bay area of the Virginia colony lead to conflict? A. Settlers fought with one another over control of lands in the area that were rich with minerals. B. Settlers in the area focused on establishing self sufficient farms and refused to sell their crops to British merchants C. Settlers got into frequent disagreements with French trappers over control of the fur trade D. Settlers flocked to the area in hopes of cultivating tabacco and drove its american indian inhabitants from their lands