Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500s and 1600s?
A) Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to Christian domination
B) Native American ways of life were respected
C) Since nothing of value could be learned or obtained from the Native Americans, Europeans thought it was permissible to exterminate them
D) Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners
E) Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly
Answer: A