The term used by sociologists to describe a collection of people distinguished, by others or by themselves, primarily on the basis of cultural or nationality characteristics is known as Race
A race is a classification of humans into groups that are generally regarded as distinct within a given society based on shared physical or social characteristics.
During the 1500s, the term was commonly used to refer to various types of groups, including those characterized by close kinship relations.
Racism, the idea that people can be separated based on the superiority of one race over another, is based on the idea of race.
The factors that led to violence between the puritans and the Pequot Indians are : - The puritans accused the pequot of killing an English Trader - Tension existed as a result of territorial expansion
