William Bradford, the second governor of the Plymouth Colony, said the following, “The good hand of God favored our beginnings,” Bradford mused, by “sweeping away great multitudes of the natives … that he might make room for us.” From this quote, what can you infer about his beliefs as to the reason for the success of European colonization?

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e.mccormick · Answer

Well, what do you think?  It seems a bit obvious, but I might have a little different viewpoint because I studied a bit of the history of colonization not long ago.