In what way were Spanish and French explorers alike? They both conquered American Indians. They both wanted to assimilate American Indians into their culture. They both learned American Indian customs. Spanish settlers tried to assimilate American Indians, while French settlers learned their customs. B. Spanish settlers traded peacefully with American Indians, while French settlers forced them into slave labor.
A historian would first look at the reliability of a source - when it was published and what was happening at the time (context), who wrote it and their qualifications, any bias the author may hold, whether author sources corroborate the source, whether the author has used references, whether the source provides evidence, who the source is representative of and whether the source provides a balanced perspective
