The colonists that proved most harmful to Native Americans were
A) merchants.
B) slave traders.
C) farmers.
D) fur trappers.
E) silversmiths.

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Farmers proved most harmful to Native Americans because their agricultural activities required large areas of land, leading to significant displacement of Native American communities and alteration of the natural landscape. This encroachment on territories was a primary source of conflict and had lasting detrimental effects on Native American ways of life.

The Colonists That Proved Most Harmful to Native Americans Were