Conversation so far:
When was the early colonial era?
16th centuries and 17th centuries.
What happened in the 16th century?
the Lenape were a powerful Native American nation who inhabited a region on the mid-Atlantic coast.
What did the Lenape do during the 16th century?
Some of their place names, such as Manhattan ("the island of many hills"), Raritan, and Tappan were adopted by Dutch and English colonists to.
What happened in the 17th century?
the Beaver Wars.
What were the Beaver Wars?
European colonists were careful to keep firearms from the coastally located Delaware.
Why did they keep firearms from the Delaware?
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Question: Did the Europeans trade weapons with any of the tribes?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the Europeans trade weapons with any of the tribes?