When Europeans Arrived, Many Native Americans

question 48

Multiple Choice

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

• A) did not see themselves as a single unified people.
• B) immediately opened treaty negotiations.
• C) learned their languages.
• D) hid in nearby cave dwellings.
• E) simply attacked them.

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