Praxis II Citizenship

Answer: B - Political and linguistic differences between tribes kept the American Indians from uniting in opposition to European colonists. Some tribes were longstanding combatants, making alliances virtually impossible. Other tribes were simply divided by cultural differences, with language barriers making communication difficult. In the early period of European colonization, the tribes would have had the advantage: colonists were ill-prepared to meet their food, medical, and defensive needs and would have been vulnerable to attacks despite their superior weaponry. However, by the time the native tribes began to see how dire their circumstances might be, the Europeans had gained the advantage.