Explanation: Instrumental aggression is aggression in which the ultimate purpose is not to injure or cause harm. The objective, the goal or the desired recourse can be to obtain money, social approval, defense, status, domain. Instrumental aggression is also known as proactive aggression.
The people faced conflict among indigenous people, poor leadership in their community, the extreme heat and cold of Virginia's climate, and the fact they were unprepared to survive in such cruel conditions.