Select the thesis of the given text.

1 [before contact with europeans, most native american cultures in north america viewed land and resources as belonging to the whole group.] 2[ everyone lived on the land, and everyone worked the land to produce food, therefore the land and food belonged to everyone. for the europeans, land ownership had been a major part of their culture for centuries.] 3 [the feudal system, which dominated government and economics in europe for roughly 500 years prior, was essentially an exchange of land for loyalty.] 4 [land generates wealth, and wealth belongs to an individual.] 5[these two systems could not coexist for long, and a painful transition was inevitable.]