The Indians and Europeans had very different ways of living. In a response written by William Wood he states, “ The reason they are so big and live so long is because they don’t work hard, have great worries, and aren’t burden by excess which often kills them more than they want” Woods response to the English presence (Wood, 5). The Europeans saw the Indian men as weak and lazy, they saw themselves superior to them because of their desire for a better life. The gender roles for the Europeans for the Indians were quiet reversed. According to LeClerq a Native, he states, “ Why risk your life and property every year…and least fortunate of the world” Leclerq responds to the French (LeClerq, 7). LeClerq believed it was not necessary to try new things and venture out, which made him the “smarter one” of the two races. Since the two races behaved contradictory, this then made it difficult for them to
The Indians and Europeans had very different ways of living. In a response written by William Wood he states, “ The reason they are so big and live so long is because they don’t work hard, have great worries, and aren’t burden by excess which often kills them more than they want” Woods response to the English presence (Wood, 5). The Europeans saw the Indian men as weak and lazy, they saw themselves superior to them because of their desire for a better life. The gender roles for the Europeans for the Indians were quiet reversed. According to LeClerq a Native, he states, “ Why risk your life and property every year…and least fortunate of the world” Leclerq responds to the French (LeClerq, 7). LeClerq believed it was not necessary to try new things and venture out, which made him the “smarter one” of the two races. Since the two races behaved contradictory, this then made it difficult for them to