Life for the Indians in the _______________ was particularly difficult because they resided alongside three rival European empires.

A) Northeast
B) Southwest
C) Southeast
D) Great Plains

Rival European Empires

The competitive dynamic between European powers such as Great Britain, France, Spain, and others as they sought to expand their territories and influence through colonization and conquest from the 15th to the 20th centuries.

Indians

Refers to the people native to India or the indigenous peoples of the Americas, depending on the context.