MD+Last+of+the+Mohicans

When the Europeans arrived in the New World they did not know what to expect. As they explored and began to settle the current mainland of the United States, the Europeans encountered many obstacles such as meeting the natives. Some Native Americans, or Indians, were very calm in nature, but some were very aggressive and dangerous. In the novel __The Last of the Mohicans__ by James Fenimore Cooper there were two different relationships between the French and British whether the Indians were friendly or hostile.  In the novel, the French and the British had a friendly relationship between certain Native Americans. The Delawares and the Mohicans were among the friendliest of Indians the Europeans interact with in the novel. These Native Americans help the Europeans journey across the New World. They also protected the Europeans from harm. If there was a battle that needed to be fought, the Europeans would fight side by side along with the Native Americans. Through the course of the novel, one European woman on the journey even falls in love with one of the Mohicans. Because the Mohicans were able to help the Europeans journey across the New World, the Europeans were reunited with their allies at the military fort and arrived safely. The Delawares, in comparison with the Mohicans, also protected the Europeans from harm later in the novel when other dangerous Native American tribes were threatening. All in all, the Delawares and the Mohicans had a very strong relationship with the Europeans.  Although some Native American tribes could have potentially been friendly, some tribes were purely hostile. The Hurons and the Iroquois were among the most fearsome tribes the Europeans dealt with in the novel. The Huron leader named Magua was cunning and deceiving to the Europeans. At one point he is leading them to safety, but then leads the Europeans right into a trap. In the novel, the Hurons and Iroquois acted as the enemies to the French and British. The Delawares and the Mohicans also were not fond of the Hurons or Iroquois and, as previously stated, would fight along side the French and the British if need be. The relationship between the Europeans and the hostile Native Americans was not strong and full of hate and fear because the Hurons or Iroquois would wage war against the traveling Europeans. If the Europeans had known not to trust foreign Native Americans, Magua would not have leaded them into several near-death experiences.  Throughout the novel, __The Last of the Mohicans__, the British and the French interact with many different Native Americans. Some tribes were loyal companions, other tribes were blood-thirsty savages. The Delawares and Mohicans were allies with the Europeans and had a very strong relationship. In contrast, the Europeans did not have a strong relationship with the Hurons and Iroquois. The Europeans needed to know who they could be trusted in the New World. Unfortunately, sometimes they found out the hard way.