Answer: Initially, white colonists viewed Native Americans as helpful and friendly. They welcomed the Natives into their settlements, and the colonists willingly engaged in trade with them. They hoped to transform the tribes people into civilized Christians through their daily contacts.
Power passed from kings to local lords, giving rise to a system known as feudalism. Under feudalism, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in exchange for services such as fighting in a noble's army or farming the land.
