“[The king] has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.” Which best describes the colonists' attitude toward American Indians? fearful and mistrusting sad and resigned optimistic but wary empathetic and understanding
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The correct answer is option A.
The colonists' attitude toward American Indians can be best described as fearful and mistrusting.
The colonists use the words " merciless Indian savages " for the American Indians.
They also fear that their style of fighting will destroy all people irrespective of age, gender etc.
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The correct option would be fearful and mistrusting.
The American Indian are regarded as merciless in excerpt.
It proves that the colonist people did not trust the American Indian and were afraid about their behavior and attitude.
The worry of the colonist regarding the warfare of those people is clearly shown in the excerpt.
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