The Native Americans<span> may have thought that they were making a trade for USE of some of their territory – more of a lease than a purchase. ... This misunderstanding resulted in much of the conflict between “</span>settlers<span>” and </span>Native Americans<span> when the indigenous peoples </span>did<span> not recognize the “ownership” of the </span>settlers<span>.</span>
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the best response would be "combative" since there were many battles. </span>