CDL #4 – Why did the colonists consider themselves superior to Indians & Africans?
1. How did the English colonist get the idea of colored people being cursed by God, and how did many colonists believe that it is the right thing to say and believe in?
Most of the colonists did believe the idea that colored people were cursed by God because they believed their black skin color made them bad and wicked and white was pure and clean.
2. How did English colonists handle the act of another colonist fornicating with an African?
The colonists had a law of a double fine for fornicating with an African. The act of fornication with an African was so problematic for the English colonists that it was the business of the legislature.
3. How did the English colonists manage to gain both peace and land from the Native Americans?
Some of the English colonists thought of the Native Americans as peaceful and kind people who were quiet and spiritual but when more settlers arrived the need for more land caused the English colonists to battle the Native Indians in order to get what they needed.
4. Do you think that the fact that English colonists believed they were superior to the Indians gave them courage and strength to fight Indians for more and more land?
The colonists felt that when they were small in number and weak that they needed to battle the Indians to keep their place on the land. The English were very proud people who had their mind set on the fact they were going to make New England their home and would do whatever they had to do to stay. The courage they possessed was due to their need to survive and that they were purer than all others. The colonists figured that they were protected by all for all good deeds they did which included making New England into pure God land.
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