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Describe the characteristics of three groups of peoples: Native Americans, Colonists, and West Africans.

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The expert describes the characteristics of three groups of people, Native Americans, Colonists, and West Africans. References are provided to aid in the understanding.

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The tri-cultural encounter of the Native Americans, European Colonists and West Africans is a very complicated one. The different cultures of these three groups impacted their own beliefs but more importantly how they interacted with each other. Contrary to popular belief, the Native American tribes were as diverse as the environments they lived in. Depending upon their location in the United States, not only their familial practices but also their livelihood would vary.

For more information on the Indians at the time of European colonization and expansion, you can read here:

http://www.redoaktree.org/indianhorse/history1.htm

Keep in mind however that most of the history is told from the perspective of the Europeans, so it is not ...

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