Which set of terms best characterizes the situations African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans experienced as a result of their contact with Anglo-American society?
A) colonization and paternalism
B) pluralism and separatism
C) colonization and immigration
D) secondary structural assimilation and caste system
E) integration and Anglo-conformity

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Colonization and paternalism best characterize the experiences of African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans in their contact with Anglo-American society. Colonization refers to the process of establishing control over the indigenous people of an area, which happened to Native Americans and, in a different context, to African Americans through slavery and to Mexican Americans through the annexation of territories. Paternalism describes a relationship where one group assumes a parental, controlling role over another, often justified by presumed superiority or benevolence, which was a common attitude towards these groups by Anglo-Americans.

Which Set of Terms Best Characterizes the Situations African Americans