Why Did Increased Trade with Europeans Tend to Erode the Traditional

question 6

Multiple Choice

Why did increased trade with Europeans tend to erode the traditional leadership structure of Native American groups?

• A) Native Americans looked to the Europeans as their new leaders, which caused the Native American leaders to lose much of their power.
• B) Native Americans who traded with Europeans tended not to belong to traditional communities, but rather to leaderless societies.
• C) Native American leaders no longer wanted to rule over other members of their groups who traded with Europeans.
• D) Native American leaders spent so much time in conflict with European traders that they had no time for leadership, causing their roles to weaken.
• E) Native Americans no longer consulted leaders when they bargained with European traders, which weakened the leaders' roles.

---

Definitions:

Transactional Model (Deetz)

The Transactional Model by Deetz is a communication theory that highlights the exchange of messages or information between sender and receiver, where both parties continuously exchange roles and meanings are collaboratively constructed.

Organizational Identity

A concept that captures 'who we are as an organization', reflecting the collective beliefs, values, and principles that are shared among members of the organization.

Quarterly Earnings

The financial performance report of a company released every three months, indicating the net income, or earnings, achieved during that period.

Workforce

The group of people who are employed in a company, industry, country, or are available to work.