How did the European Explorers desire for wealth and power affect how they interacted with indigenous people

Explorers often saw the indigenous people as primitive. The overwhelming desire to better their own situations and fortunes led to many viewing the natives as expendable products. While some used them to simply gain access to land or precious metals, other explorers kidnapped and sold natives into slavery. :p

texas governor sam houston opposed secession, but was unable to prevent it. in this speech, given prior to lincoln's election, he presents the argument that slavery would be safer within the united states than outside of it. it was a prescient argument, and one held by several other southern leaders.

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