How did European colonizers use systemic racism to justify their cruelty to Indigenous people?(1 point) Responses European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others. European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others. European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit Indigenous people, not others. European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit Indigenous people, not others. European colonizers believed they were “superior” to no one, which justified their cruelty. European colonizers believed they were “superior” to no one, which justified their cruelty. European colonizers were not racist or cruel to Indigenous people. European colonizers were not racist or cruel to Indigenous people.
European colonizers used systemic racism to justify their cruelty to Indigenous people by promoting the idea of white superiority and the belief in the inferiority of Indigenous peoples. They dehumanized Indigenous populations, portraying them as savages in need of civilization and justified their exploitation and violence as a way to "civilize" them. This ideology allowed colonizers to justify their actions as necessary for the progress and benefit of their own society, while disregarding the rights and humanity of Indigenous peoples.
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European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others.
