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The experiences of the Native Americans during the colonial period were both positive and negative. When the colonists first showed up the Native Americans and the colonist traded goods with one another. The Native Americans traded fur for kettle, guns and other metal goods because the colonists were amazed by the beautiful pelts the Native Americans made and hats were a big thing back in Europe. The colonists didn’t interact sociably with the Indians because they came over thinking they were better then the Indians in the first place. How the colonists first met the Native Americans would affect how they related to one another. If the Native Americans helped the colonists (think about the Thanksgiving story,) then the colonists thought maybe that they were okay, but never really equal. If a village was attacked by a Native American tribe then the colonists would think the Native Americans were dangerous, vicious, unfriendly people who should be killed. Last, if the European met......

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