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3.9 White

Q 3.9 White According to White, why were the European traders and Native Americans able to create a "middle ground" during the specific historical period that he is examining? Instructions: 1. Write a short intro where you respond to the question in one or two sentences (keep in mind the project themes). 2. In the body of your response support your answer by referring to a specific passage from the reading in your own words. 3. Keep in mind the guidelines for understanding the reading and writing a good post. 4. Comment on one other post, elaborating, clarifying, or giving examples. 5. Extra points for responding to a comment on your initial post.

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White explains that the European traders and Native Americans were able to create middle ground in that specific time in history by taking the little moments of misunderstanding one another, because of language barriers or cultural differences or religion purposes, and communicating in a way that gets their point across to the other party. In the passage, “middle ground”, by Richard White, it mentions “This accommodation took place because for long periods of time in large parts of the colonial world whites could neither dictate to Indians nor ignore them.