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Problems With Native Americans

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If I was a Native American when the Europeans arrived I was be cautious but also curious. I had no idea that their arrival would eventually disrupt our way of life. Besides these settlers were helpless in that they couldn 't even survive the long winter on their own. However land became the main problem among us. Settler wanted more land for farming and mining. Because of this the Europeans started to force us off the land as more and more Europeans arrived and traveled

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