SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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No! They made good friends with them and welcomed them.
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Yes-they attacked settlements to defend their land.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Colonizers impose their own cultural values, religions, and laws, make policies that do not favour the Indigenous Peoples. They seize land and control the access to resources and trade. As a result, the Indigenous people become dependent on colonizers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite the myth that Aboriginals lived in happy harmony before the arrival of Europeans, war was central to the way of life of many First Nation cultures.
Detailed explanation-3: -At that time, millions of indigenous people had settled across North America in hundreds of different tribes. But between 1622 and the late 19th century, a series of wars and skirmishes known as the Indian Wars took place between American-Indians and European settlers, mainly over land control.
Detailed explanation-4: -Between 1795 and 1809, about 48 million acres of Indian land was acquired by the United States. As settlement became more widespread, some Indians began to adopt aspects of Western culture, weakening the importance of their own customs. Many Native American leaders opposed this trend.