The Delaware Valley region was favorable for both the Lenni Lenape and the European colonists who arrived in the 1600s for several reasons. The Delaware Valley region was great for the Lenni Lenape because the land allowed for farming of numerous crops such as corn‚ peas‚ fruits and vegetables. This region’s rich vegetation and abundant aquatic life ensured the survival of the Lenni Lenape people by literally living and feeding off the land. Another reason for its favorability is its proximity to
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Relationships Between Native Americans and European Explorers/Settlers The indigenous Native Americans and the European explorers of the 16th and 17th century were two very different and distinct groups of people. The Native Americans were usually peaceful until threatened. Although they did not have much technology‚ they knew the land well and used their resources very efficiently. On the other hand‚ the European settlers‚ though more advanced as a civilization‚ proved a bit more violent
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and the American wilderness liked and respected Native Americans. They even interbred with them and sold them guns‚ which was very often illegal. Traders had a special status in Native American society. A trader could travel thousands of miles in his canoe without once being robbed or molested. Contrast that with Europe‚ where anyone from another town was fair game. However‚ the English settlers‚ after a very brief period of good relations in Massachusetts‚ came to loathe Native Americans. There
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The European nations all had at least one thing in common when they came to the Americas and that was to increase their wealth. The Europeans thought of themselves as bold‚ fearless‚ and heroic explorers that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover a new kind of world. The Native Americans believed the Europeans were ruthless marauders. The truth is that both the Europeans and Native Americans’ viewpoints were right. The Americas were unknown and nonexistent to Europeans until their courageous
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circumstances traditional Native American cultures couldn’t have co-existed alongside European American cultures. The Americas have come a long way in their intercultural acceptance and interactions. Looking back at the relationship between African Americans and Caucasians one would have never believed that we would have a African American President. Though we have made amazing progress I do not think that the European American culture and the traditional Native American cultures could have co-existed
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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 diferent cultures‚ only one would prevail. The colonists as a group‚ depending on their beliefs‚ had a hard‚ harshpolicy toward Native Americans. Native Americans‚ on the other hand‚ structured their lives on beliefs which had no common base ground with
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The Columbian Exchange Historical Context: In the late 1400s‚ European explorers found the North American continent. Native American peoples who were already living in North America had created a system of government and society that rivaled Europe ’s. The cultural and biological exchange between the "New World" and the "Old World" (North America and Europe‚ respectively) is often called the Columbian Exchange in reference to Christopher Columbus. Directions: The following question is based on
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European Expansion and Native American Losses When the European colonies arrived to the land we now call America‚ the Native Americans’ way of life was destroyed. Europeans brought over diseases such as smallpox‚ measles‚ and malaria‚ all of which were never before exposed to the Native Americans. Disease wasn’t the only thing that the Europeans brought over. Along with Disease‚ Europeans also brought their culture‚ lifestyle‚ and their lust for land. The population of the Native Americans
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The first contacts between the Native American and the Europeans began officially at the end of the fifteenth century. In 1492‚ explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus discovers America by docking in the West Indies. This event will mark the beginning of major explorations. It is to be admitted that the relationship between the first European settlers and the Native Americans are established according to the western perceptions of the time. Given that the Europeans were the one who took the initiative
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Indians on frontierPequot War (1634–1638) - armed conflict between the Pequot tribe and Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth coloniesMetacom’s War (King William’s War) (1675–1678)-armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonistsMost colonists took advantage of Native Americans and established an unfair trade system Cultural: Received cultural accommodation from Squanto and the WampanoagMarriage between Pocahontas and John RolfeSpread diseases like smallpox
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