Thomas Hariot, a Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

Thomas Harriot explored Virginia with an open mind and appreciated the new the world. Exploring the new world, Jamestown, he studied the behaviors of the Natives also the nature and what it had to offer. Thomas Harriot understood that the Natives were well educated with the environment although he noticed their way of living didn’t require much other than some simple handmade tools. The most important observation he mentioned was the fact that the Natives definitely needed to modernize their habits. “The clothing of the natives consists of loose deerskin mantles and aprons of the same fur which they wear around their waists; they wear nothing else” (Thomas Harriot.) The clothing of the Natives showed Harriot that they haven’t yet developed an industrial life. He almost looked at them as barbaric, even in terms of religion. “They have already a religion of their own, which is far from the truth” (Thomas Harriot.) Even though they have developed some sort of government and religion he still sees it as “far from the truth.” Again, showing that they have an idea of how to live in a structured society yet the ideas they follow are wrong. Seeing the agriculture in Virginia he saw a lack of business and expansion in the Native people. He saw tree with firm build that can be used to build boats and structured homes instead of tents that they currently live in. He also inspired the Natives to look up to the Christian God, this showed that they were willing to have an open mind about the European culture. The Natives would ask the Europeans to ask their God to heal the sick and look after the people. The Europeans definitely saw the Natives as a lower class. They saw the good in the Natives as well. They understand that the Natives know how to navigate in the new land, also to Hunt. They see themselves as slightly greater due to the fact that they are so advanced in terms of technology. Since they sailed miles to the New world and brought tools, and a