Contrasting How did Spanish and French relations with native peoples differ?

The Spanish were more harsh towards the natives, while the French were more friendly and tried to have good relationships with them.

Explanation:

The Spanish were very abusive to the natives. They enslaved them, abused them during this labor, and forcibly converted them to Catholicism.

They also were very harsh, calling the natives "savages" and "backwards," to justify that the Spanish needed to conquer their lands.

On the other hand, the French tried to establish friendly relationships with the natives. They wanted to be able to peacefully trade commodities like fur, so being allies with the natives was one of their main goals.

There was even some intermarriage between the French and the natives.

saint clair’s defeat, (november 4, 1791), one of the worst defeats ever suffered by u.s. forces in indian warfare, precipitated by british-indian confrontation with settlers and militia in the northwest territory following the american revolution. despite specific provisions in the treaty of 1783 for the evacuation of its forts on the northwestern border, britain had failed to yield these lucrative fur-trading posts. in hopes of reclaiming lost hunting grounds with british support, a northwest indian confederation was gradually molded between 1785 and 1787, consisting mainly of shawnee, delaware, ottawa, iroquois, ojibwa, miami, and potawatomi. kentucky frontiersmen reacted to this threat by initiating raiding parties on native villages as early as 1788, and indian warfare flared up the following year.

theodore roosevelt challenged william to a duel, whoever won, got their policy sent to congress. it ended up in a stalemate, and both men were injured and sent to the hospital.