Respuesta :
Few Europeans among the colonizing groups considered
American-Indians their equals. However, most Europeans recognized the
importance of Indians in their quest to exploit America's resources. As such,
they still had to interact with them. Africans were only considered useful for
their labor by Europeans. As such, assumed European superiority saw spirited
efforts to alter the beliefs and worldviews of the other two groups. However,
Indians strove to maintain their political and cultural autonomy through
resistance which often led to conflict. On the other hand, Africans remained
subjugated by the institution of slavery. This led them to lose a huge part of
their identity. Nevertheless, Africans managed to form linguistic and cultural
adaptations resulting to varying degrees of cultural autonomy and preservation.
The emergent colonial system especially in English colonies was therefore marked by rigid
racial hierarchy. However, in other colonies ruled by other powers such as the Portuguese
and Spanish a hybrid colonial identity emerged especially where these groups
intermarried.