
Roanoke Colony

Colonial era Europeans observed that many people removed from European society by Native Americans for substantial periods of time – even if captured or enslaved – were reluctant to return; the reverse was seldom true. Therefore, it is reasonable to postulate that, if the colonists were assimilated, they or their descendants would not seek reintegr... See more
Andrew Lawler • Roanoke Colony
So European settlers began to wipe out cultures that many of them would have preferred over their own.