As Europeans expanded their market reach into the colonial sphere, they devised a new economic policy to ensure the colonies’ profitability. The philosophy of mercantilism shaped European perceptions of wealth from the 1500s to the late 1700s. Mercantilism held that only a limited amount of wealth, as measured in gold and silver bullion, existed in the world. In order to gain power, nations had to amass wealth by mining these precious raw materials from their colonial possessions. Mercantilists did not believe in free trade, arguing instead that the nation should control trade to create wealth and to enhance state power. In this view, colonies existed to strengthen the colonizing nation.
The native Americans had knowledge of the terrain and where lakes, streams, mountains, and slopes were. They were also experts in guerrilla tactics, although the Americans used guerrilla tactics in the American revolution, the native Americans were on another level. The native Americans also had constant supplies as they lived off the land as they have been doing so for years. The Americans had superior firepower. They needed supply routes but they had quick supply routes. The Americans had more advanced artillery (cannons) and technology. Both sides had seasoned generals as native Americans have been infighting for hundreds of years and the Americans had just came over the civil war. The Americans also had superior numbers in most battles. Hope this answers your question.
<span>The murder of millions of European Jews during WWII.</span>
