Describe European and American colonizers’ relationships with Indigenous Americans.

From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This was done with disregard for the people already living on the American continents. This disregard often descended into cruelty toward Indigenous people by the colonizers.

From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This was done with disregard for the people already living on the American continents. This disregard often descended into cruelty toward colonizers by Indigenous people.

From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This was done with great respect for the people already living on the American continents. Sadly, this respect slowly turned into cruelty toward colonizers by Indigenous people.

From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This often descended into cruelty toward Indigenous people by colonizers, but this was quickly quashed by the U.S. government.

The correct answer is the first option:

From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This was done with disregard for the people already living on the American continents. This disregard often descended into cruelty toward Indigenous people by the colonizers.