SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Colonists moved onto American Indian lands and expected the American Indians to obey colonial law.
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The English government recognized the sovereignty of American Indians, which angered colonists in New England.
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American Indians resented the attempts of colonists to convert them to Christianity and attacked their churches.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What actions led to conflict between colonists in New England and local American Indians? Colonists moved onto American Indian lands and expected the American Indians to obey colonial law. American Indians resented the successful farming methods of colonists and raided their stores of food.
Detailed explanation-2: -White population growth in New England and expansion of the colony and further encroachment on Indian territory led to conflicts between colonists and Native Americans. One of the most notable conflict was in 1636 in Massachusetts, and became known as the Pequot War.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Wars were a protracted series of conflicts between Native American Indians and white settlers over land and natural resources in the West.
Detailed explanation-4: -Native Americans in Colonial America Native Americans resisted the efforts of the Europeans to gain more land and control during the colonial period, but they struggled to do so against a sea of problems, including new diseases, the slave trade, and an ever-growing European population.
Detailed explanation-5: -The biggest source of conflict between Native Americans and European settlers was the issue of land ownership and land use. Europeans felt land should be privately owned, while Native Americans believed land should by owned and used by everyone.