During colonial settlement, Rhode Island was made for the unwanted people who had been banished from their previous settlements. As far as their relationship with the Native Americans went, since the people who lived there were unwanted, there really wasn't one. The English and the "Indians" were more of acquaintances than anything.
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The relationship was at first peaceful, as the Native Americans provided the use of land to the settlers. The settlers thought that they owned the land and this began confrontations between the Native Americans and the settlers.
settlers attempted to take over the native Americans territory
the native Americans were mad at the settlers for taking there land and the settles were scard of the native Americans
The white settlers felt more superior to the Native Americans and tried to suppress them.
native americans believed nature was sacred. white settlers believed nature was a resource