First, the colonists, especially those of British descent, viewed the natives as savage and less than themselves second, most colonists believed that it was part of their duty as a Christian to convert the natives to Christianity, which the natives, understandably, did not wholeheartedly support thirdly, as the colonies grew in numbers and size, they consequently encroached on native land, which was beneficial to them economically, but not for the natives. The actions and beliefs of the colonists were the main aggravators in these affairs. Relations between the natives of eastern North America and the British colonists in the same area were tense throughout all of the 1700s, but grew more strained as the Revolutionary War picked up in the latter half of the century.
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