The purpose of this paper is to prove that although both the English and the Spanish saw the natives as uncivilized and vulnerable savages; ultimately, the English, more so than the Spanish, took advantage of these characteristics to lead to bad relations with the Native Americans. Whereas the Spanish settlers, who forced Catholicism on the Pueblos and tried to obliterate Indian practices, ended their problems with hopes of peace, the English took over land with …
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…the Spanish eased up on their demands for hopes of peace. The reactions of both these groups towards the natives influenced any sort of relationship that would develop between them in the future, both negatively and positively. Ultimately, the English?s effects on the Narragansett tribe arose fear and unsettlement at the colonists? expansion, whereas the Spanish and Pueblos eliminated any major hostilities to create a bond that would demonstrate useful in years to come.