Various European nations sailed to the New World almost certainly not knowing what to expect or what they may encounter but they all had one common motive in mind. Increasing their power. Discovering new lands and its resources were positives for them and the rest of the known world. For the European nations the New World would bring power and riches and change the world. But for the numerous Native American tribes that interacted with these settlers it turned into a very negative experience for them that completely changed their lives and the world as they knew it. For the Native Americans these interactions would bring enslavement, influence, adaptation, death and survival. The Europeans had advanced weapons. Pair that with …show more content…
their conquering mentalities, and thirst for power, conquest and change of the New World and its Natives was inevitable. The traditions and lifestyles of Native Americans varied from tribe to tribe. These tribes lived in various places across the New World but most of them lived in similar ways. Their culture and lifestyle was totally different from the settlers in just about every way imaginable. It is safe to say that very few European settlers saw the Natives as their equals. They considered them to be inferior and ignorant because of how they dressed, how they spoke, and other characteristics that were just different from what the Europeans were used to seeing. They weren’t educated in the same manner as the Europeans. Native Americans did not read or write and they barely wore any clothing. The Europeans had the arrogant idea of saving them by introducing them to their religion. The Natives already had their own spiritual or religious traditions and history, which passed down from generation to generation through oral tradition. Christianity would be forced on them and other European influences would be introduced altering the traditions and lifestyle that defined who they were. Most Native American tribes were matrilineal, which was different from Europeans who were from patrilineal societies. In many tribes it was the woman who farmed and the men did the hunting. Many tribes interacted with each other through trade. They had love for nature and they lived off the land. They understood and respected the land. The idea of land ownership didn’t even exist among their society. Native Americans never thought of the land as being just theirs. It was used for the whole community. They could have easily been tricked into selling or trading away land, and they were. They were introduced to some of the things the Europeans had that may have been more technologically advanced. Tools that would alter their lives and seemingly making their tasks easier. Having a gun over bow and arrows. Cutting with knives.
Better tools to farm with. And whiskey. Native Americans were not stupid. They just thought that they were getting great deals and they wanted more. They just had no idea that the Europeans were setting them up to steal the land and its resources that they coveted from the start. And surely they didn’t know about the diseases the Europeans would bring over. They had no idea what was later in store for them. Spain was the first nation to settle and probably the most powerful. They were far from kind to the Natives. Under their rule there were horrendous consequences for the Natives. The Natives were used and abused by them. The Spanish came to the New World wanting more power, land, and resources. They enslaved and forced the Native Americans into labor to work on their plantations. Natives were forced to work on what they called haciendas that provided food for the Spanish colony. In the Missions that were built to convert Natives to Christianity, missionaries worked and treated them as slaves. Native Americans did learn how to read and write in these missions as well as get introduced to more food, and even developed some skills from the missionaries. Spain also reintroduced the New World to the horse. But none of this was worth …show more content…
what they would go through and they were not happy. The harsh treatment they endured from Spain led to rebellion. But these were not the only injustices that would occur with Spain. The Colombian Exchange movement was also one of the positives that came from the New World interactions but the consequences for the Natives were tragic.
Many Native Americans died from the diseases that came over that they were not immune to. The French wanted fur. Fur brought in big money. Rather than enslave the Natives they wanted to build a relationship with them to export and build upon their riches. The French even married into tribes. The Natives welcomed them and helped them survive, shared with them food and supplies and even taught them to plant crops. The Natives even fought for them. The French traders had a huge impact. The Natives traded for goods that made life easier for them but in doing so they lost touch in their culture and way of life. They started to rely on these thing that that never had to begin with. Their lives had completely changed. The Dutch wanted very little to do with the Natives. They were not interested in converting them from their religion and they could have cared less about their culture. It was all about trade and money. The English weren’t as cruel as Spain but they weren’t as nice as their rival, France either. The Natives had a few run ins with the English over land and other issues and even teamed up with France to go against them. but like France the English did marry some natives and they had a trading relationship with
the Natives. European nations prospered much from the cultural interaction in the new world. And the New World later became our country as we know it today. But for Native Americans their life was turned upside down. They were treated as beneath the rest of the world. They experienced many deaths from war, and especially disease. For Native Americans this cultural interaction came at a great cost all the while the Europeans prospered and and accomplished their goals. Bibliography Pearson, Ellen H. "Teaching History.org, Home of the National History Education Clearinghouse." The New World: A Stage for Cultural Interaction. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. Thomas, David H. "Native Americans: Interactions at the Time of SettlementTags: Massachusetts, Native American, Plains, Primary Source World, Primary Sources ." Background Essay. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.
o Were influenced by the German missionaries who pushed them out of their land. They attacked colonists and Germany declared war, ultimately killing 60% of them.
Conquistadors came over to get all the gold they possibly could. The Spanish were cruel and took advantage of the Native Americans who were living there. Not only did the Spanish want the gold but they also wanted the land. The Native Americans were enslaved by the Spaniards and were forced to mine for gold. The Spaniards gave the Natives extremely high gold quotas to meet. Most were unable to do so and because of that they were punished. Natives would have both of their hands cut off(Document 1). The other reason was so that the Spaniards wouldn’t have a problem with resistance from them. The Native Americans were majorly taken advantage of for gold.
...y robbing the Indians of their land, the English upset and hurt many of the Native American tribes, which lead to many disputes over ownership of the land.
From 711-1492, Christian Spaniards lived under Moorish rule until eventually, the Christian Kingdoms took over during the Reconquista. The conflicts between the Muslims and Christians created a militaristic culture in Spain that surpassed that of any other European nation. Furthermore, being trained militarily was often exclusively attributed to the nobility however, in Spain, “many young men knew these skills and used them to their advantage.” Without a doubt, recently reconquering their homeland motivated the Spanish to a basis for expansion and conquest that most other European societies were lacking. In addition, the voyages of Christopher Columbus led to discovering the New World which undoubtedly contributed to added interest in conquest. Eventually, each conquest further raised Spanish hopes for fame and
The Europeans came to the Americas with an imperialistic attitude. They wanted to take over the land and they thought their goods and beliefs were better than those of the Natives. Document 7 shows that the Mother Country sent over many goods of their own for trade from the colonies. The goods from the Mother Country overpowered and took the place of the Native’s goods.
Originally Spain found success with finding gold or other mineral wealth not by colonizing, but by conquering and enslaving the local population, such as the Aztecs. As a result, Spain discovered that there was no gold or other mineral wealth to be found past t...
With this knowledge, most European countries turned their attentions from the East Indies to the New World. The Columbian Exchange that was created when Columbus first arrived in the Caribbean provided a steady connection between Europe and the Americas. Spaniards brought Christianity, iron technology, sailing ships, firearms, wheeled vehicles, and horses to the New World. Europeans also unintentionally brought diseases such as smallpox and measles that killed off many indigenous people, who Columbus inaccurately labelled as “Indians.” The Native Americans introduced the Europeans to miracle crops like corn, potatoes, and tobacco. The Natives spread syphilis to the Europeans who brought it back to Europe. Although the Spanish gained quite a lot of goods and ideas from the Columbian Exchange, they didn’t find the riches they had hoped for. What really provided Spain with the riches they desired and pushed it into the seat of power as the most powerful country in both Europe and the Americas was its conquest of the Aztec Empire and the Incan
Beginning in 1492, Spain had been the first European nation to sail westward across the Atlantic Ocean and colonize the Amerindian nations of the Western Hemisphere. The empire that came from this exploration extended from Virginia on the
hunted with bows and arrows and as the years went on and how they trade with other tribes and
Looking back into history, at around the 1500s to the 1600s, people were very much the same in the sense that many countries were looking to aggrandize their economy and appear the greatest. It was this pride and thinking that motivated many of the superpowers of the world’s past. Two such monarchies in the European continent included England and Spain, which had at the time, the best fleets the world has ever seen. Because both were often striving to be the best, they conflicted with one another. Although England and Spain had their differences, they both had a thirst to see new things and it was this hunger that led them both to discovering different parts of the “New World” and thus, colonizing the Americas.
“Indian tribes experienced the advent of Spanish and Mexican explorers and missionaries from the south, followed by Russians and Aleuts from the north, New England traders and whalers by sea from the west, and finally Europeans, Americans, Asians, Mexicans, Chileans, and other ethnicities by sailing east and around the world” (Merchant, 251).
It is a well-documented fact that the European Settlers did not think very highly of the Native Americans that they found already inhabiting the new continent that they had found by accident. They thought they
When the colonists arrived the natives were willing to trade whatever they had to the Europeans and they took advantage of that to get them to do whatever they wanted. The natives were like prisoners forced to find resources the Europeans wanted or they would be killed, get their hands cut off, get chased by dogs and
They came to North America seeking opportunities for a better lifestyle. They were highly driven by making a profit. They cared little to none about the Natives, as long as they were getting their land and increasing their wealth. The Europeans had an understanding of how land was claimed. The Native Americans did not. They believed that the land they lived on was theirs, while the settlers believed in payment and fences to stake their claim to the land.
make themselves understood. After the French discovered they were without tools, they taught the Indians