How did Indian and European ideas of freedom differ on the eve of contact? Review the following video featuring author Eric Foner. To what degree did ideas of freedom inspire English settlers in North America?

1st question is

European saw Indians as too free, lacking order and discipline that Europeans considered important to civilization. Indians judged one another according to their ability to live up to widely understood ideas of appropriate behavior. Kinship ties were far more important than individual autonomy.

2nd question is

The English believed that they were bringing freedom to the Native American population and rescuing them from the Spanish.

The English prided themselves on being exemplars of freedom.