Interaction Between Europeans And Native Americans In The New World

Discussion
a) Interaction between Europeans and Natives in the New World
The interaction between the first European settlers and the Natives began with the Spanish settlers headed by Christopher Columbus, the founder of America in 1492. The Spanish settlers are the first to settle down in the ‘New World’. The ‘New World’ inhabits more than two million Native Americans before the first European settlement. The early Spanish interaction with the natives is smooth remains calm and friendly. They understood the cultural aspects of each other and co-existed. In sharp contrast, the settlements that followed thereafter from Europe didn’t go well. By 1497, five years after Columbus discovered America, the first British settlement took place in the ‘New World’. In comparison to the Spanish settlers, the
However the relationship turned sour following clashes between the natives and the settlers followed by the demand for food from the colonial soldiers. As differences grew based on similar grounds, the settlers were forced to flee the ‘New World’. However, decades later the British settlers led by Captain Newport landed in America which marked the beginning of the permanent European settlement. As Spanish settlers made inroads with their early interaction with the natives, the same cannot be said about the English group of settlers. They remain unaware of their survival options especially when it comes to cultivation and lifestyle. They had to fight for their survival for decades before they could find ways to settle down with the proper way of life. For example, they continued to adopt correct lifestyle by focussing on economic growth in agricultural sectors. Hence, more European settlements followed later. As a result many clashes continued between the natives and the settlers. Thus the first interaction between the settlers and natives brought up major differences among groups (The National