Question

How did European colonizers use systemic racism to justify their cruelty to Indigenous people?(1 point)

Responses

European colonizers shaped their society and institutions to benefit Indigenous people, not others.
European colonizers shaped their society and institutions to benefit Indigenous people, not others.

European colonizers shaped their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others, because they believed themselves to be superior.
European colonizers shaped their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others, because they believed themselves to be superior.

European colonizers were not racist or cruel to Indigenous people.

Answer 1

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This response is not accurate. European colonizers did use systemic racism to justify their cruelty to Indigenous people. They believed in the concept of societal hierarchy, with Europeans at the top and Indigenous peoples seen as inferior. This belief system justified the exploitation, violence, and discrimination that Indigenous peoples faced at the hands of European colonizers.