Spanish priests began to set up missions along the western coasts to encourage the Native Americans to adopt Christianity. English settlers, on the other hand, had planned from the very start of their expedition to stay in the New world. As England was facing overpopulation, famine, and a lack of jobs, many English immigrated to America with no other option. Southern states became rich in the cash crop business. Cotton, sugar, and tobacco grew easily in the southern states making any landowner an almost instant success. The northern states were not as lucky with the weather as such profitable crops were not as easily grown there but they were able to farm just for themselves, but found much needed work as traders, wage workers, and fishers.…
When the settlers arrived they were shocked to see natives on a land they planned to call their own. The explorers refused to adapt to the natives way of living it almost seemed as they wanted to be in control of everything around them including the way children were taught what languages would be spoken and in what god they grew up believing in. the settlers were more about business and the native was all about being one with the land and living off the earth beautiful creation. The Natives adapted to the settlers beliefs and way of living but they would use their own symbols.…
The cultural interactions between the Europeans and Native Americans shaped the European culture in the New World positively in many ways, a few of them being food supply, trade and hospitality. The Native Americans were very friendly and helpful when the Europeans came over. They began to shower the Europeans in gifts of food and goods in hopes for the same in return. The Native Americans not only offered some of their own food supply they also gave them tips and taught them how to grow crops successfully. Due to this kindness the Europeans were able to control and create a sustainable food supply. The Natives also traded some of their goods with the Europeans; this gave the Europeans the resources they needed to survive and to create a trade…
Conflicts over land developed between Native Americans and the settlers. The Natives took up most of the land because they moved from place to place. They did not have a set territory. They were like “foxes and wild beasts…” Colonist said “so it is lawful now to take a land which none useth; and make use of it.” Europeans believed that land was essential for a society to progress. On the other hand, Native American viewed the land as a resource to be used and left unchanged. Because of this fight over land and misunderstanding of cultures, colonists justified wars against the Native Americans.…
The First English settlers to arrive and start to colonize northeast America, came into conflict with the native populations over territories and land. The English viewed the natives as a savage people that was…
Columbus noticed that the Native Americans were well formed in their physical features: handsome bodies, good faces, and coarse hair. He also noted that they used body and face paint. Some would use it only on their eyes, while others would coat their entire body in it. In comparison to Europeans, they had wider faces and foreheads and flatter stomachs.…
Because the Europeans brought resources they began trade with Native American tribes. This caused disputes between the two on deals and bargains. Native Americans used the fact that Europeans had food and resources to their advantage. The Native American people felt that the Europeans needed to be conquered so they pressured them into giving up food. The Native American people felt that they needed the upper hand…
When the Europeans and African settlers arrived to North America, they were welcomed with an abundance of untouched resources readily available for the settlers personal use. The settlers would take advantage of this opportunity and would claim the resources immediately. Capital that would grab the interest of the settlers would be land, wood, indigenous species, and mineral resources. Settlers saw these resources as an opportunity to increase personal wealth and took advantage of what they had available to them. Settlers, with profit being the main motivation, gutted these lands of their resources without care of environmental and ecological changes.…
In the late 19th century, Americans started settling in the West rapidly. Just like Americans, Indians had their way of things. Once Americans settled problems started to occur. The problems between them were how they both thought about land, thoughts on religion, and disease. These problems showed how the Native Americans and the white settlers interacted.…
This is how the Native people were treated when the Americans came to their land and took over. They tried to share with them and some tribe kept quiet for a while but other tribes fought against them. As the years went on the Native Americans land and culture has changed. The Native Americans did not have it easy on their part by trying to stay peaceful and try to keep them from taking all of their land.…
Imagine you an Native American working around your house just peacefully doing what you have to do. Then you see some settlers walking on your land with a gun ordering you out of your land. If you were that Native American what would you do? Native Americans once had all their land and were living peacefully then they signed a piece of paper and lost it all and got moved away. Then settlers and miners kept on taking and taking and taking their land away from them breaking the paper the Natives signed. This conflict could have been avoided if the Americans communicated better and treated the Native Americans Better. This conflict occurred because of the concept of superiority, land ownership, and gathering food.…
The colonists’ policy toward the Native Americans had different origins and therefore different consequences. Much has been written about the encounter of these two cultures, which would sooner or later bring about a painful clash. Because of their so different cultures, only one would prevail. The colonists as a group, depending on their beliefs, had harsh policy toward Native Americans. Native Americans, on the other hand, structured their lives on beliefs, which had no common base ground with the colonists. As a clear example of this, Native Americans believed that no one owned the land, that the rich earth was abundant for all. As the colonies populated, harsher policies toward Native Americans arose, and the conflicts between the colonists…
The natives and settlers conflicted over lots of things all throughout history. Some causes of conflict were more important than others. Some were misunderstood, others were about land and resources, a few were about how some people were more superior than others. The most important causes of conflict are miscommunication & misunderstanding, settlers belief that they were superior, and different beliefs about land and land use.…
There was a world of difference between the two cultures , Europeans and Native American.…
At the start of the seventeenth century, Native Americans greeted European settlers with much excitement. They regarded settlers as strange, but were interested to learn about the new tools and weapons Europeans brought with them. The native people were more than accommodating to the settlers, but as time passed, Europeans took advantage of their generosity. “Once these newcomers disembarked and began to feel their way across the continent, they forever altered the course and pace of native development.” Native Americans and Europeans faced many conflicts due to their vast differences in language, religion and culture. European settlers’ inability to understand and respect Native Americans lead to many struggles that would eventually erupt into violent warfare.…