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2.5 Gary Nash - Red, White, and Black Excerpt

Use this excerpt and your knowledge of American history to answer parts (A), (B), and (C). In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable.

Source 1

“Personal ambition, in fact, played a large role in the migration of Europeans across the Atlantic in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In contrast, the cultural traditions of Native Americans emphasized the collectivity rather than the individual. Because land and other natural resources were held in common and society was far less hierarchical than in Europe, the accumulative spirit and personal ambition were inappropriate.”

Gary Nash, Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early America, Prentice Hall, 1982

Question 1

Short answer

Briefly explain the main point of this passage.

Question 2

Short answer

Explain ONE way this issue affected intergroup relationships between European migrants and Native Americans.

Question 3

Short answer

Briefly assess how successful Europeans were at changing the cultural values of Native Americans.

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