In 3 to 5 sentences compare and contrast the way, Spanish French, and English colonizers interacted with indigenous peoples in North America by describing their relationships
The Spanish colonizers in North America were focused on converting the indigenous peoples to Christianity and exploiting their resources for the benefit of the Spanish crown. They often intermarried with indigenous people, creating a mixed-race population known as mestizos. The French colonizers, on the other hand, had more cooperative relationships with indigenous peoples, often forming alliances with them for economic and military reasons. They also had a fur trade-based economy that relied on indigenous partnerships. In contrast, English colonizers had a more adversarial relationship with indigenous peoples, often pushing them off their land and engaging in violent conflicts. They also sought to assimilate indigenous peoples into English culture and simultaneously exploit their resources.
