Living In The Quaker Colony Analysis

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I partly agree because while the Spanish chose to wipe out the Natives inhabiting the land they wanted and the English chose to drive them away. The French instead chose to embrace Native culture and respect it. They instead worked with them, but inevitably, problems arose amongst the French population in America and the Natives with land. This is the problem that every colony encountered. So, I partly agree, because although French tired at first to cherish the Natives, they did eventually hurt them and strip them of their land. I think I would choose to live in the Quaker colony because everyone one there had equal rights. They treated each other with fairness and treated the Natives with kindness. It would be a simple life to lead in the

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