They were “very well formed, with handsome bodies and good faces” and “would become Christians very easily, for it seemed to me that they had no religion” (colloway page; 75) They established a great fur trade, the Indians taught the Europeans how to plant corn, haunt, and fishing techniques. The colonist traded cooking utensils, tools, guns, and other goods. However, other travelers received a savage welcoming. The reason for a strict hospitality was because of other travelers who mistreated them and by force tried to enslave them. The European were at the advantage because they had heavy guns …show more content…
Some interpreter and delivered information to the distant tribes. In new Spain, Indians were subject to labor drafts like work in mines, plantations, households, and most importantly built over 150 missions. Most of the women remained indoor performing kitchen, other activities. While men were working outside of the ranch. Colonists in Indian societies, Colonists observed and adopted certain native ways of life. In region such as Louisiana French settlers and Indians intermarried, exchanged goods, commodities, and knowledge. They adapted the Indian ways by dressing up like them. With hunting gear, paint on their body, and carried a