The European settlers and the Native Americans of North America had very different opinions about almost everything they encountered in their lives. Living in very different cultures leads both groups to have two extremely different points of view on four main topics; religious beliefs, environment, social relationships and slavery, differences that the colonists exploited to their advantage during the conquest of the peoples of the New World. The colonists, claiming that Native Americans were primitive and savage because of their diverse and seemingly illogical attitudes, were able to do things they could never do to people they believed to be equals. Whether this was a conscious or unconscious method on the part of the Europeans remains a much debated topic, but the fact remains that by emphasizing the differences of the two major cultures as a negative sign denoting European superiority, the colonists were able to conquer the lands of Native Americans. and goods without too many remorses. When this country began, there were few European settlers with the modern perspective of tolerance towards different cultures. Almost no one attempted to learn about Indian culture, very few adopted it as their own, and the majority were often fearful and anxious about their new neighbors. These four major differences in religious beliefs, environment, social relationships, and slavery were what sparked the mistreatment of Native Americans, atrocious treatment that would continue for the next three hundred years in America. Religious beliefs were very important to early European settlers who came to America. In Europe in the 1600s, religion was something that decided many things in a person's life; which part of...... half of the sheet ...... iogrosso "The joy of the sects" and books on spirituality and world religions, discussion blogs on religion, editorial consultancy, spiritual direction. Network. March 4, 2011. .Popick, Jacqui. “Native American Women, Past, Present, and Future.” Lethbridge University Research Journal 1.1 (2006). Network. March 3, 2011. .Pritzker, Barry. An Encyclopedia of Native Americans: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000. Print.Roe, Melissa A. “Indentured Servants.” EH.Net | Economic history services. Lafayette College. Network. March 4, 2011. Taylor, Alan. American Colonies: The Settlement of North America. London: Penguin, 2002. Print.Wiesner, Merry E. An Age of Voyages, 1350-1600. New York: Oxford UP, 2005. Print.