▁the ▁North ▁American ▁English ▁col ony ▁of ▁Virginia ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁these ▁capt ives , ▁by ▁English ▁private ers ▁attack ing ▁sh ipping . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 7 , ▁the ▁Im b ang ala ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁in ▁inv ading ▁N d ongo . ▁The ▁Im b ang ala ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁K w ango ▁valley , ▁forming ▁a ▁new ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁Im b ang ala ▁and ▁expanded ▁trade ▁with ▁regional ▁neighb ors , ▁s elling ▁salt ▁for ▁goods , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Portuguese , ▁s elling ▁slaves . ▁Queen ▁N zing a ▁of ▁N d ongo ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Lu anda ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 3 ▁and ▁successfully ▁negoti ated ▁for ▁peace . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁administrator ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Ang ola ▁adopted ▁N zing a ▁as ▁his ▁god d augh ter , ▁giving ▁her ▁the ▁Christian ▁name ▁D ona ▁Ana ▁de ▁Sou za . ▁Peace ▁with ▁Portugal ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁poor ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁Im b ang ala ▁and ▁N d ongo ▁kingdom s . ▁The ▁Im b ang ala ▁continued ▁to ▁attack ▁and ▁kid nap ▁N d ongo ▁civ ili ans , ▁s elling ▁them ▁into ▁sla very . ▁Portugal ▁interven ed ▁militar ily , ▁ost ens ibly ▁on ▁N zing a ' s ▁beh alf , ▁and ▁she ▁and ▁many ▁Kim bund u ▁retre ated ▁east ▁to ▁Mat amba . ▁There ▁she ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁Kim bund u ▁kingdom ▁and ▁prepared ▁for ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁The ▁Portuguese