Which statement BEST characterizes the attitude of English settlers toward Native Americans? A) Settlers developed a mutual resp
ect for Native American culture. B) Settlers engaged in seizing lands that traditionally belonged to Native Americans. C) Settlers openly embraced Native American traditions and committed to living peacefully with them. D) Settlers committed to avoiding conflicts due to the massive distance between them and Native Americans.
The correct answer is B) Settlers engaged in seizing lands that traditionally belonged to Native Americans.
The statement that BEST characterized the attitude of English settlers toward Native Americans is "Settlers engaged in seizing lands that traditionally belonged to Native Americans."
European people that arrived at the American colonies came for different reasons. Some lived religious persecution, some wanted the freedom to express themselves, some wanted a new beginning. When they settled the colonies, Richmond, Massachusetts Bay Colony, any, they looked for expansion of their territories and this affected the Native American Indian Tribes that already existed in North American.
Renaissance thinkers encouraged individuals to question how things work, and scientists began to test these ideas with experiments during the Scientific Revolution.
