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What were the differences between the Natives and the Colonizers?

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Cultural Differences: The Native Americans did not believe that land could be owned or have borders.The colonizers believed land could be bought and owned. Differences with how they treated the earth: The Native Americans treated the earth with care, whereas the colonizers did not care what they did with the earth or care if they harmed it. Religion was also very different: The Native Americans had some sort of tribal form of worship. The colonizers practiced Christianity, they also felt the need to covert the Native Americans to Christianity. Gender Roles: The colonizers thought and had the man be in charge of his family. The Native Americans had the woman run/be in charge of the family.

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Europeans had set boundaries for their land while Native Americans did not have private property. Also, they had different crops, diseases and animals that they shared with each other during the columbian exchange. The Europeans had a more modern lifestyle while the Native Americans were less civiliz

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