Native resistances delayed the progress of colonization. An example of this is the Pueblo revolt. As a result of the Pueblo revolt Spanish colonization slowed and the Native Americans were able to hold off the Spanish for a brief period of time,
C. Natural Rights
John Locke had the idea of natural rights, which he stated were life, liberty, and property. The founding fathers changed property to the pursuit of happiness
social assimilation or culture assimilation