Up until now I've gotten most of my information on this topic from movies and television. Natives are usually depicted in loin cloths using sitcks and stones while the English, Spanish and French were laying the smack down on them with their superior weapons and fortifications. I know some (if not most) of this information might have been manipulated to make an interesting story, and probably isn't 100% accurate.

Exactly how advanced were the Europeon settlers in terms of Technology compared to the Native population of North and South America?