Differences Between New Settlers And Native Settlers
Conflicts Between New Settlers and Native Population
Early English settlers viewed the native populations as little more than savages and a primitive people that were inferior to them. The English believed that, since they were an inferior people, their land could be taken and claimed for the English so that they could continue to expand and settle new areas and mire towns and villages. In this Essay I aim to Explain the views of the colonists about the native populations as well as the views of the Natives about the new colonists.
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
lacking a structured society. The English thought them to be inferior and concluded that their land was up for the taking, but the Indians we not going to give up without a fight. During the early 18th century, the French had occupied the Mississippi river valley and controlled the territory from New Orleans to Quebec, which was at the time the largest territory controlled by any one country in north America. The English occupied everything east of the Mississippi river valley. The English Colonists wanting to expand their land, moved into French occupied Ohio to claim land so that it could be sold for profit to anyone to pay to sell the land. This led to the Seven Years war, a war in which the English fought France on French occupied land. In this war the native Indians fought on both sides and they fought to retain their independence from the new settlers. But after the English had defeated the French and drove them out of the land, the native Indians realized that with no more French forces to hinder the expansion of the English colonies into the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, that they in danger of loosing their land and possibly their freedoms to the expanding English colonies.
This Caused the Indians to revolt against the colonies, known as Pontiac's Rebellion. This rebellion took aim at uniting the tribes together so that the Natives can fight together and stand a chance of regaining land and independence. This was one of the first times in history that the idea of a pan Indian identity could exist, and that Indian tribes would unite as one to fight against the new settlers, regaining the independence and their land. Pontiac, an Ottawa war leader, and Neolin, a Delaware religious profit, were the pioneering forces in promoting a pan Indian identity to band together to fight the English settlers. “ Although, you have conquered the French, you have not yet conquered us! We are not your slaves!” Pontiac says In a speech in 1762-63. the Indians seized several forts and killed hundreds of settlers during the rebellion. But eventually each Indian tribe began to make peace treaties after the English were reinforced by brutish soldiers and they began to confront each tribe head on.
In the middle of the 18th century the English settlers and the native Indians had conflicts over land and the natives independence from the new settlers. The English settlers thought of the native as savages that were little more than obstructions in the way of obtaining new land. The Indians viewed the settlers as a major threat to their way of life and traditions, and knew that after the French were defeated and forced out of the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, that the English would continue to expand and threaten native populations. The English colonists did just as the native Indians had feared and expanded to the Mississippi river valley and eventually past it forcing thousands of natives off their home lands and drastically depleted native populations.
Early English settlers viewed the native populations as little more than savages and a primitive people that were inferior to them. The English believed that, since they were an inferior people, their land could be taken and claimed for the English so that they could continue to expand and settle new areas and mire towns and villages. In this Essay I aim to Explain the views of the colonists about the native populations as well as the views of the Natives about the new colonists.
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
lacking a structured society. The English thought them to be inferior and concluded that their land was up for the taking, but the Indians we not going to give up without a fight. During the early 18th century, the French had occupied the Mississippi river valley and controlled the territory from New Orleans to Quebec, which was at the time the largest territory controlled by any one country in north America. The English occupied everything east of the Mississippi river valley. The English Colonists wanting to expand their land, moved into French occupied Ohio to claim land so that it could be sold for profit to anyone to pay to sell the land. This led to the Seven Years war, a war in which the English fought France on French occupied land. In this war the native Indians fought on both sides and they fought to retain their independence from the new settlers. But after the English had defeated the French and drove them out of the land, the native Indians realized that with no more French forces to hinder the expansion of the English colonies into the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, that they in danger of loosing their land and possibly their freedoms to the expanding English colonies.
This Caused the Indians to revolt against the colonies, known as Pontiac's Rebellion. This rebellion took aim at uniting the tribes together so that the Natives can fight together and stand a chance of regaining land and independence. This was one of the first times in history that the idea of a pan Indian identity could exist, and that Indian tribes would unite as one to fight against the new settlers, regaining the independence and their land. Pontiac, an Ottawa war leader, and Neolin, a Delaware religious profit, were the pioneering forces in promoting a pan Indian identity to band together to fight the English settlers. “ Although, you have conquered the French, you have not yet conquered us! We are not your slaves!” Pontiac says In a speech in 1762-63. the Indians seized several forts and killed hundreds of settlers during the rebellion. But eventually each Indian tribe began to make peace treaties after the English were reinforced by brutish soldiers and they began to confront each tribe head on.
In the middle of the 18th century the English settlers and the native Indians had conflicts over land and the natives independence from the new settlers. The English settlers thought of the native as savages that were little more than obstructions in the way of obtaining new land. The Indians viewed the settlers as a major threat to their way of life and traditions, and knew that after the French were defeated and forced out of the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, that the English would continue to expand and threaten native populations. The English colonists did just as the native Indians had feared and expanded to the Mississippi river valley and eventually past it forcing thousands of natives off their home lands and drastically depleted native populations.