Read the quotation from the declaration of independence.
“[the king] has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless indian savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.”
which best describes the colonists' attitude toward american indians?
fearful and mistrusting
sad and resigned
optimistic but wary
empathetic and understanding