relations between indians and colonists Flashcards

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how did english colonists view indians?

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they saw them as ‘magical monsters’ and ‘aliens’

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why did the french and dutch have a better relationship with the indians?

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because of trade

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what were the indians to colonists?

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an obstacle to their God given right to farm and fish

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how did the colonists behave towards the native americans?

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they treated indians unequally and expolited them through slavery - 300 enslaved after power wars with spain

dissolved pequot nation after the 1636 pequot massacre - asserting dominance

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why did the colonists behave like this?

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wanted power over natives in order to strengthen their colonies

wanted people to work for them - tribes exploited during the 7 years war by france and england

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what other problems did indians encounter with europeans?

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natives were vulnerable to european diseases such as smallpox which weakened their immune system which affected their ability to resist newcomers giving britain more power

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what moral problems were there in the early relations between the colonists and the tribes?

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natives were dehumanised by the colonists

exploited and manipulated

slave labour

war

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how were southern indians treated?

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they were treated better than those in the north

the creeks traded with british settlers

the westos and creeks were willing to capture other tribes and sell them to the british

british sold them rum and firearms in return

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what happened when the slave trade flourished?

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warfare rose between tribes and there was mass migration across the colonies - trade triangle

slaves were auctioned

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