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Group: Francia Occidentalis (West Francia, or France), Kingdom of
People: Louis XVI of France
Location: Augusta Trevorum > Trier Rheinland-Pfalz Germany

It takes time for Europeans and North …

Years: 1540 - 1683
It takes time for Europeans and North American natives to learn the customs of the other side.

Europeans will often be offered fur, food or other items as gifts when they first encounter a tribe.

The Europeans do not understand they are supposed to take on an alliance with the natives, including helping them against their enemies.

Native tribes regularly practice gift giving as part of their social relations.

Because the Europeans (or most of them) do not, they are considered to be rude and crude.

After observing that Europeans want to trade goods for the skins and other items, natives enter into that commercial relationship.

As a consequence, both sides become involved in the conflicts of the other.

The Europeans in New France, Carolina, Virginia, New England, and New Netherland become drawn into the endemic warfare of their trading partners.
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Northern North America (1540 - 1683)
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Northeastern North America (1540 - 1683)
Gulf and Western North America (1540 - 1683)