Over time in the seventeenth century,an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society
A) with condescending admiration.
B) with fear and contempt.
C) as worth preserving.
D) as part of the godly community.
E) as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.

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As the Native Americans, also known as Indians, continued to resist English colonization and their religious conversion efforts, more New England Puritans began to view them with fear and contempt. The Puritans believed that the Native Americans were either devil-worshipers or instruments of the devil, and their reluctance to convert only affirmed these beliefs. This negative view of Native American culture and society led to increased violence and conflict between the two groups.

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