When Europeans arrived in North America, the native (Indian) population numbered in the millions.By the end of the 19th century, the Indian population was less than 300,000.This fact alone indicates that the major form of ethnic relations between Europeans and Indians was:

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The drastic decrease in the Native American population from millions to less than 300,000 indicates that the major form of ethnic relations was annihilation, which refers to the deliberate killing, or extermination, of a group of people. This was often done by European colonizers through warfare, disease, forced relocation, and other forms of violence. Amalgamation, integration, or caste were not dominant forms of ethnic relations in this context.

When Europeans Arrived in North America, the Native (Indian) Population