Three forms of Maori and Pakeha Interaction before 1840

) Describe THREE forms of Maori and Pakeha interaction before 1840. Evaluate the view of modern historians that Maori dominated these early exchanges and acted out of primarily Maori motives.
Pre 1840 contact between Maori and Pakeha was limited to the coast and revolved around trade, religion and in some cases conflict. These early exchanges were dominated by both Maori and Pakeha depending on the situation, and throughout these exchanges Maori kept uniquely Maori motives.
Trade took many forms before 1840 and was a driving force behind contact between Maori and Pakeha. It started in 1769 when Captain Cook traded with Maori for food, sex and flax but both Maori and Pakeha had a lack of understanding of the other and some of the exchanges turned violent. This was a pattern that was to continue. …