Question

question 2
native americans used tobacco:
once europeans arrived in america
as a means for elites to control the addicted masses
for medicinal and cultural rituals
to diminish their savage image for europeans

Explanation:

Native Americans had long - standing traditions of using tobacco for medicinal purposes like treating ailments and in cultural and religious rituals such as ceremonies. Tobacco use predated European arrival, and it was not used for the purposes described in the other options.

Answer:

For medicinal and cultural rituals