Question

which of the following beliefs did puritans hold regarding native americans? select all that apply. native americans were reluctant yet powerful sources of labor for the growing tobacco industry. native american society was attractive to some women, who could enjoy more gender equality there than in puritan communities. compared to some english settlements, native american civilizations were relatively abundant in food. native americans were heathens in need of religious salvation, which english settlers could offer

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The tobacco industry's labor was more associated with indentured servants or later African slaves, and Puritans' views on Native labor weren't centered on tobacco labor in this way. So this is incorrect.
2. Analyze the second option: Puritan society was highly patriarchal, and Native American societies (in some tribes) had more gender equality. Some Puritan women might find that attractive, so this is a belief (even if from an observer's view of what women might see).
3. Analyze the third option: English settlements, especially early ones, had food shortages, while Native American civilizations had established agricultural and hunting - gathering systems with relatively abundant food. This was a view held.
4. Analyze the fourth option: Puritans were deeply religious and saw Native Americans as non - Christian (heathens) who needed to be converted (salvation through their Christian beliefs). This was a core Puritan belief.

Answer:

• Native American society was attractive to some women, who could enjoy more gender equality there than in Puritan communities.
• Compared to some English settlements, Native American civilizations were relatively abundant in food.
• Native Americans were heathens in need of religious salvation, which English settlers could offer.