Answer to Question #116374 in History for Diamond

Question

What sense of superiority did the English bring with them to the New World and how did this affect their relationships with the native peoples who already occupied the land?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

They brought their beliefs,habits, and culture. English treated the Natives inferior because they believed that they stood in the way of their God-given right to the land in America and tried to subject the Natives to their laws as they established their colonies.This caused a number of factors, including loss of land, disease, enforced laws which violated their culture.