Difference Between English And Native Americans

This article compares and contrasts the difference between the Spaniards and the English and their relationships with the Native Americans. Although there are some noticeable differences between the two, the pattern of interaction the English used on the natives was essentially the same as that of the Spanish. When the Spaniards initially arrived, Queen Isabella had deemed the natives equal beings to the Spaniards and were to be treated humanely, Christianize, and Europeanize. The Queen had intended to make the Natives subjects to the crown. Columbus of course, violated these order and the enslavement and brutality towards the natives preceded thus prompting the rebellion of the natives. After the rebellion, the natives began to decline because
of the harsh circumstances the Spaniards implemented on them. The Spaniard Priests fought to reform the treatment towards the natives which brought the whites and the natives together, leading to intermingling and intermarrying creating a new class of people - the mestizos. The English wanted the same as the Spaniards when it came to Christianizing and enslaving them, but the conflict between them mostly came due to misunderstanding. The English implemented trade with the natives, but for the most part isolated themselves away from them, thus making sure no intermarrying happened. This article corresponds with research because it helps prove the point that the relationship with the natives varied depending on the race of Europeans. I was quite amazed at the fact that the Queen wanted to free the natives given the fact that I had always pictured the Spaniards to be inhumane.