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What Perceptions of Indian Society Encouraged the Publication of Captivity

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What perceptions of Indian society encouraged the publication of captivity narratives and why?


A) English leaders feared that the abundance of gold in Indian societies would make Native American societies far too rich to become the captives of settlers.
B) English leaders believed that the lack of desirable qualities in Indian societies would forever guarantee that only Indians could become captives of the English, not vice versa.
C) English leaders questioned the tendency of Indians to treat enslaved African Americans poorly and, thus, outlawed any form of servitude or captivity in their own societies.
D) English leaders believed that the religious views of the Indians were essentially the same as those of English settlers and would help fuel the creation of shared religious writings.
E) English leaders feared that the life of freedom enjoyed by Indians would tempt English settlers to join Indian societies and, thus, required a deterrent.

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