Answer:
C) Europeans wanted the Native Americans to convert to European religions.
Explanation:
This can be more clearly seen in the Spanish, Portuguese, in that they often considered they had the sacred mission to expand Christian beliefs and evangelize the local native Americans. Most of the pre-hispanic gods were syncretized and Christian, Catholic Saints became the replacement.
In North America, the French and the English also promoted trade but converting to Christianity was not primary to establishing trade posts.
Religion was the preferred instrument of colonization, in that it turned a constant source of cultural clashes. Converting to a new religion posed important political shifts and it occurred.
The cause of clashes between the first European settlers and the Native Americans is:
(B) The Europeans wanted the Native Americans to share their food with them.
There were not many religious problems between Europeans and Indians in the early years of colonization. The Christian missionaries who came to teach religion to the North Americans were fairly well-received. Because Indian cultures respected beliefs and spirituality. So, many native Americans converted to be Christian without violence.
In their commercial transactions, the American Indians didn't use gold or silver. So, these materials did not cause conflict at all. They used to exchange things, and the most precious thing for them was the Wampums. The Wampums are seashells and porcelain belts that were used during religious ceremonies. European settlers even adopted this currency of exchange to trade with the Indians at the beginning of the colonization.
So, the main reason for the conflicts between the two communities was the food. Indeed, by coming to colonize America, the Europeans arrived on lands already inhabited by populations who fed in the nature around them.
By building cities and houses to live in, the settlers evicted the Indians from large parts of the land and deprived them of their food. Many native Americans died because of famine. It was the second cause of death among them after the spread of epidemics from Europe.
Subject: History
Chapter: Empire and Identity in the American Colonies
Keyword: the conflict between Native Americans and Europeans
