Question

Analysis: From the excerpt of this primary source, what do you infer was the general stance or position of Americans towards enslaved peoples immediately after independence?

Answer 1

Answer:

Native Americans and Africans sought to preserve autonomy in the face of contact with Europeans. ... Spanish system of granting land to colonists in the New World. This system exploited Native Americans and resources. Eventually, Native American labor was replaced with African slave labor.

Answer 2

The general stance or position of Americans towards enslaved peoples immediately after independence was an unpleasant one.

• They were forced to leave their lands and were getting constant calls from powerful lords and chiefs.
• Around 13 councils comprising of chiefs and warriors and other people whom they know nothing about were constantly talking to them.
• The enslaved people did not understand whom to trust and whom to neglect.
• According to the mail, they are in deep trouble and confusion.