<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Why were the Native Americans so uncivilized compared to the colonists?
<|assistant|>
The Native Americans were perceived to be "uncivilized" by the European colonists because they lacked the complex economic, political, and social systems that the Europeans had cultivated over many centuries. Furthermore, the Native Americans had different customs and beliefs, did not adopt Euro-American practices such as agriculture and animal domestication, and resisted colonization. Additionally, their technological developments were less advanced than the Europeans, leading to a power imbalance between the two groups.