Answer and Explanation:
Europeans saw Native Americans as savages, animalistic who needed to be catechized and taught to adopt European customs as a way of salvation and civility. In short, they believed that the natives were inferior and that they should be controlled by the Europeans as a divine measure.
In relation to the West, Europeans believed that this place had land that would enrich and empower them, once these lands were conquered and exploited for the benefit of European nations.