FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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New England was a good place for colonists and Native Americans to live together peacefully.
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It argues that the colonists were wrong to take land from Native Americans.
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The Native Americans assisted colonists upon their arrival but also fought with them over land.
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Many Native Americans already lived in New England when the colonists arrived.
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Detailed explanation-1: -While Native Americans and English settlers in the New England territories first attempted a mutual relationship based on trade and a shared dedication to spirituality, soon disease and other conflicts led to a deteriorated relationship and, eventually, the First Indian War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The New England colonies were founded to escape religious persecution in England. The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first European settlement in New England was a French colony established by Samuel de Champlain on Saint Croix Island, Maine, in 1604. As early as 1600, French, Dutch, and English traders began to trade metal, glass, and cloth for local beaver pelts.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New England Colonies of British America included Connecticut Colony, the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, and the Province of New Hampshire, as well as a few smaller short-lived colonies.