Question

What were the consequences of the European colonization of eastern North America?
Choose ALL answers that are correct:
A. The number of Europeans in eastern North America increased while the native population decreased
B. European countries lost money because colonies were expensive to maintain
C. European colonists came into conflict with native peoples because of different beliefs about land use
D. Native Americans land was taken and many Native Americans were forced onto reservations
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Answer 1

ANSWER:

• The Europeans came into conflicts with native peoples because of different beliefs about land use.

• The land of Natives was also taken and many of them had no place to live so they were forced onto reservations.

EXPLANATION:

• The Europeans arrived in North America and with their arrival; they brought changes to practically every part of its people and land.

• Trade, hunting, wars, ideas were brought by the European settlers to the continent which shaped the continent to what it is now.

• The natives didn’t believe in the idea of owning land privately. Instead, they believed that land as a resource to be used commonly for the benefit of both parties.

• But, the colonizers made their land private by building fences around their property and clashing with the natives.

• The lands where natives used to hunt and take natural resources were now a private property of the colonizers.