What Is The Relationship Between Europeans And Native Americans

The relationship between the native peoples and the Europeans, had frictions due to the fact that when Europeans came to the eastern territory, they came with the purpose of expansion as well as spreading their religious faith. When settlers arrived, and they encountered natives, they lived in a matrilineal society where everyone had a role in the community; this included women, who held great power among the community as they controlled food, decided when to accept outsiders into the clans and they had an input in political power, while the men served as warriors, traders and diplomats. The native peoples believed in the forming of friendships with the colonists while still keeping a close eye on them. These friendships were meant to set diplomatic