The first English colonists "homogeneous as they were "still had to learn to coexist with the Indians in the feral American wilderness. ... From 1680-1770, the overall east coast Indian population declined 50-75%, with many tribes disappearing altogether. While Africans and Indians had different fates (the Africans continued to exist "albeit enslaved "while the Indians died out), their mistreatment at the hands of the European settlers stemmed from a single phenomenon "ethnocentrism. ... Similarly, the Indians were seen only as sources of trade, and as useful allies...

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