Before the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand, the Maori _____.A.were made up of many groups

B.lived in peace with other nations

C.had few traditional customs

D.considered themselves a nation (gradpoint)

Answer:

A.were made up of many groups

Explanation:

The Maoris or Māori (Māori in the Maori language) are a Polynesian ethnic group that reached the islands of New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean, possibly from islands further north such as Rarotonga or Tongatapu.

The first to visit New Zealand were probably Spanish. In 1525, there are theories that point out that Juan Sebastián Elcano arrived on the islands and the crew procreated with the natives. There are Maori words that come from Spanish. This surprising discovery reinforces the theory. In the beginning of the 1780s the Maoris had encounters with whaling sailors; some were also crewmen of foreign ships. The continuous stream of escaping prisoners and other deserters on Australian ships exposes the indigenous population of New Zealand to external influences.

In 1830 it was estimated that the number of Europeans living among the Maori was about 2,000. The status of the newcomers varied from slave to high-level counselor; from prisoner to others who left European culture and identified themselves as Maori. When Pomare commanded a detachment of war against Titore in 1838, he had 132 mercenaries among his warriors. Frederick Edward Maning, one of the first settlers, wrote two books that will become classics of New Zealand literature: Old New Zealand and the History of the War in the North of New Zealand against the Chief Heke.

Following the British intervention, New Zealand became a British colony by signing the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. To this day, this treaty is being discussed and remains the source of divisions and resentments for many. In 1861, the discovery of gold deposits in territories that the treaty accepted as Maori, meant a new attack on the rights of the aborigines, who responded with a heroic resistance called the Maori War. The European conquest greatly reduced the native population, if by 1840 it was estimated at 100,000 natives and 2,000 whites on the islands, in 1896 there were 42,000 natives and more than 700,000 settlers.