What was a major source of conflict between english colonists and native americans?
a. the refusal by colonists to native americans farm
b. the refusal by native americans to colonists find gold
c. the colonists' desire to push their settlements westward
d. the native americans' desire to push their migration patterns eastward

European colonists in America, despite promising many, many times to limit their westward settlement, rarely kept their promises and moved westward anyway. This caused immense pressure on Native American communities, who were forced to abandon their homes, farms, hunting grounds, and community systems due to the often violent incursion of settlers. So your best answer is C.