Answer:
OD. Religiously.
Step-by-step explanation:
The early English settlers were mostly the Puritans who came to be known as the Pilgrims. Their first settlement was in Jamestown where the Pilgrims began to develop their homes in 1607, followed by the Plymouth settlements.
The incoming English settlers believe that they are superior to the native Indians who were the original settlers of the American nation. Though there are several aspects or factors of this feeling of superiority, the foremost case was that they believe the Indians were religiously inferior to them. This is per the belief that they (the Whites) need to 'civilize' the natives, more commonly referred to by the term "White man's burden". And the best way of doing this was to change or convert them to Christianity, which will help them be more 'human' and less 'barbarians'.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.