There is no doubt that the introduction of Europeans from overseas had a major and lasting impact on the Native American Indians throughout the Americas. Trade with the newly arrived white man affected any and all aspects of Indian life. Now introduced to new materials‚ tools‚ weapons‚ and pathogens things were in a whirlwind. Indians lifestyle and the way they went about their international diplomacy and warfare changed and would never be the same again. One of the most culturally significant actions
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the first contact Europeans had with native people was pleasant and thrilling. Other Europeans had different attitudes and opinions about prehistoric people that would dictate their relations with the native people they first encounter and define the Indians for centuries. On October‚ 1492-1493‚ the first Spaniard colonist to contact the native Indians in America is Christopher Columbus during his first voyage he discovered the indies accepted everything of small value and gave what they had very willingly
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the Europeans were ecstatic that they had found a “new world” that was uninhabited. Finding this “new world” would solve many problems that the Europeans faced‚ many wanted to have religious freedom to worship anyone/anything that they pleased. The “new world” was the perfect place to move and have religious freedom. After exploring and being in the “new world” for a while the explorers realized that the “new world” was inhabited after all. However‚ they did not view the inhabitants as people‚ they
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Wealth of Nations When it comes to the Europeans conquering the Americas‚ Professor Jared Diamond‚ of UCLA‚ has come up with the theory that what separated the winners from the losers‚ was not luck‚ strength‚ or numbers‚ but the lay of the land. It was the geographic locations where the diverse cultures chose to stay that determined their ability to grow‚ and flourish‚ or be left behind in terms of welfare. So‚ why exactly were the Europeans able to conquer the America’s‚ and why is it
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The differences between European and Native American culture plays an important role in how two interact. European’s whole society is built on the idea of “private ownership”‚ the more land someone had was equated with that person’s status and wealth. (Lecture 1‚ slide 20) They have a very distinct division on what is sacred and secular‚ they even believed that the secular world was there to serve them. (Lecture 1 slide 21) Native Americans had a completely different perspective. Not only does the
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Motives of European conquest to America- land‚ trade‚ missionary: A series of wars began between Christians and Muslims. They were fighting for control of the area of Southwest Asia called Palestine. This area contained Christian shrines and holy places. Land: each noble ruled a piece of land and hoped to rule more. Strong rulers were able to unify nearby lands. Purpose of the American colonies in eyes of Europeans- Mercantilism: mercantilism is guided by economic principles. Governments held
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Before contact with Europeans‚ Native Americans developed an effective system of informal education call aboriginal education. The system included transmitting knowledge‚ values‚ skills‚ attitudes‚ and dispositions to the next generation in real world settings such as the farm‚ at home‚ or on the hunting ground. Native American educational traditions passed on culture needed to succeed in society. Education was viewed as a way to beautify and sharpen the next generation and prepare them to take
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The relationship between Native Americans and early Euro-Americans on the Eastern North American Atlantic coast were gradually changing for several decades. Support: When Europeans settled in the “New Land”‚ they had hard time adapting living with the Indians. However‚ the Indians feared what Europeans brought such as weapons. There was a huge difference between the tribes’ weaponry and the European because of their powerful advances with the most progressive rifles. The flintlock rifle was
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The Native American The Daily Herald Native Americans are an indigenous people throughout the world‚ simply misunderstood and ill-treated for centuries (Scheafer‚ 2012). History tells us‚ Native Americans were subject to land theft‚ controlled by others‚ and resistance to governance. This discrimination goes back to Christopher Columbus. He and his followers showed true hatred toward the Indian Nation. Europeans moved to extermination or genocide trying to distinguish this culture of people
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During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ when the Europeans started to come over to the new world‚ they discovered a society of Indians that was strikingly different to their own. To understand how different‚ one must first compare and contrast some of the very important differences between them‚ such as how the Europeans considered the Indians to be extremely primitive and basic‚ while‚ considering themselves civilized. The Europeans considered that they were model societies‚ and they thought that
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