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European trade goods had a major impact on Native Americans’ lives. Native Americans relied heavily on goods they either constructed or hand-made themselves from natural resources. From wooden tools, such as the bow, and clay pots and hollowed out gourds to cook and store their food, they were very creative in devising items from natural resources to make their daily living routines a little easier. However, once British settlers arrived in North America, that simple way of life would change dramatically. The settlers brought with them forged metal instruments, such as the axe and hoe and metal pots that made food preparation easier. Woolen blankets, decorative jewelry, glass beads, and guns were also in high demand. As Native Americans became more dependent on European trade goods, they welcomed the establishment of trading posts. …show more content…
With the proliferation of manufactured goods from Europe, the very trusting Native Americans accepted metal tools, pots, blankets, jewelry, glass beads, and guns in exchange for animal pelts, crops, and, unfortunately, their native lands. As more European settlers arrived in North America, Native Americans’ were soon forced to move to areas designated by the King of England that were not abundant with the natural resources they needed to sustain themselves. With the introduction of guns as a hunting tool, Native Americans were able to hunt more efficiently and kill more animals for food and fur, which upset the natural balance of the ecosystem. While increased trading with European settlers provided Native Americans’ with trade goods that made their lives easier, the dishonest trading practices by the European settlers ultimately led to the forced relocation of many Native American tribes from their
Although the English and Native Americans were both every different in how they viewed the land, there were some similarities between the two cultures. First of all, both agreed to the terms of a monarchy- the idea that a monarch that ruled over the land was more a symbolic figure of a whole people rather than a rich and wealthy land owner. Even though the English called their monarch a King, and the Indians’ a Sachem, the ideas behind the two were virtually the same. Secondly, if hunters were in pursuit of game, both cultures agreed to the fact that they could cross otherwise strict borders in attainment of the game. This shows that even though both were fairly precise in drawing village borders, food superseded otherwise legal boundaries. Lastly, the English and the Native Americans both were little different in their sense of how land could be bought or sold. Now, this does not mean that they thought viewed property the same or that they us...
Document 3 provides an example of how important the crops and other goods from the Americas were to the Europeans. By taking away many of the Native’s goods and replacing them with their own, the European’s changed life over in the America’s. Also, the Native’s had already been in the Americas for many years before the arrival of the Europeans. They had established a religion, language, and way of life. The Europeans thought they were better than the Native’s.
Indian Givers How the Indians of the Americas transformed the world. This paper tries to explain Jack Weatherford's Indian Givers by examining the history of the Native American connection to many agricultural products that would not have been produced without the knowledge that Indians gave. Weatherford further stipulates that it is through these advances in agriculture that the United States has remained a strong contender in the global market, that without the influences of the Native Americans on the early settlers those early immigrants to America would not have survived. Through his work, "Indian Givers: How Indians of the Americas Transformed the World", Weatherford brings an insight to a people that most individuals have neglected to consider. The paper concludes that it is Weatherford's purpose to demonstrate that Native Americans have been a misrepresented and forgotten people when the history of North America is discussed.
Colonists believed in “private property” (Cronon page 1179) and individual ownership of possessions. On the other hand, the Indians had a nomadic lifestyle that included “move[ing] from habitat to habitat” (Cronon page 911), and not taking ownership of the land they resided in, and instead living as guests of the area they happened to habituate at the time. On the contrary, after European settlement, according to Cronon: “Indians were living in fixed locations on a more permanent basis. Earlier subsistence practices which had depended on seasonal dispersal were gradually being abandoned, with important social and ecological effects” (Cronon pages 1739-1740). Cronon states that the Indians adapted to the changes brought upon by the colonists and adopted the lifestyle of owning and settling in a specific portion of land. This major change in the Indians’ lifestyle also had consequences with the environment. Permanently settling into the densely populated forts aided the “spread of infectious diseases” (Cronon page 1740). Similarly the dense population also affected nearby “hunting and planting areas” (Cronon page 1741), which the Indians used as their source of food and resources once they were pushed into the heavily populated areas. The overpopulation of the Indians in specific areas also had a huge contribution to the depletion of that area 's resources. This was also a direct fault of the
In the mid 1800’s trade with Native Americans in the North West was extremely popular. One of the names associated with early trade in the North West is Hudson’s Bay Company. Hudson’s Bay was an English company that would trade goods to the indigenous people for furs, provisions, and other things. Trade with Native Americans was extremely popular during this time because the Native Americans desperately wanted what the Europeans had. That is why I think that the Europeans were benefited more by this trade agreement then the indigenous people of the North West.
In the 1830's the Plains Indians were sent to the Great American Deserts in the west because the white men did not think they deserved the land. Afterwards, they were able to live peacefully, and to follow their traditions and customs, but when the white men found out the land they were on were still good for agricultural, or even for railroad land they took it back. Thus, the white man movement westward quickly begun. This prospect to expand westward caused the government to become thoroughly involved in the lives of the Plains Indians. These intrusions by the white men had caused spoilage of the Plains Indians buffalo hunting styles, damaged their social and cultural lives, and hurt their overall lives. The lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century were greatly affected by the technological development and government actions.
The Effect of the Spanish, French and British on Indian Culture in North America The life styles of the Indians of the Americas changed greatly over time, almost completely influenced by Western culture. Each of the different Western civilizations affected the Indian tribes very differently. This is partly due to the reasons why they came to the "New World." The British came primarily for land due to their fast population growth and partially for a new economic venture. The French came for furs and luxuries that only Indians and the untamed land could provide. They created trading posts and shipped these commodities back to the mainland.
Some more specific examples of how their lives were transformed include the Native’s new dependence to the Europeans for items such as rifles, kettles, tobacco, and many other goods, the European’s desire to convert the Natives, and the way that Native American warfare was transformed forever. Due to the European’s strong desire to obtain animal pelts and other goods, they were more than willing to trade rifles and commonplace kettles to the Natives in return for their help in acquiring these pelts. These goods that the Natives received transformed their life, but not entirely for the better. Prior to this engagement, they were an autonomous society that lived from the land. With the introduction of European goods, there was more and more dependency on these goods which, in the end, led to events such as King Philip’s War and the deterioration of the Native American way of life. An example of this dependency can be seen from Chomina during their time as Iroquois prisoners. He tells Laforgue, “It is you Normans, not the Iroquois, who have destroyed me, you with your greed, you who do not share what you have, who offer presents of muskets and cloth and knives to make us greedy as you are. And I have become as you, greedy for things. And that is why I am here and why we will die together” (BR, 165). These gifts of guns as well as the English and French seeking
The removal of Indian tribes was one of the tragic times in America’s history. Native Americans endured hard times when immigrants came to the New World. Their land was stolen, people were treated poorly, tricked, harassed, bullied, and much more. The mistreatment was caused mostly by the white settlers, who wanted the Indians land. The Indians removal was pushed to benefit the settlers, which in turn, caused the Indians to be treated as less than a person and pushed off of their lands. MOREEE
The result of the warring and increased dependence caused extreme hardships on Native Americans. “As war became endemic in eighteenth-century North America, Indian villages and countryside bore the brunt of the fighting” (first peoples) as crops were destroyed and tribes were forced to move from their land due to the destruction and constant violence. European imperialistic wars, had extremely negative effects on the communities and way of life once lived by Native Americans. The relationship between European colonies and Native American tribes is very unique.
When European exploration led to the populating of the Americas, it was described as the event with one of the greatest ecological impacts in history. The force behind this impact was the mass movement of people and their behavior's toward their "New World". It only stands to reason that a clash would occur with the natives of these lands. One of the areas with the greatest conflict was the field of technology.
Native Americans had inherited the land now called America and eventually their lives were destroyed due to European Colonization. When the Europeans arrived and settled, they changed the Native American way of life for the worst. These changes were caused by a number of factors including disease, loss of land, attempts to export religion, and laws, which violated Native American culture.
In Colonial America, the environment led the deaths of millions of Native Americans and colonists and was a key factor in sparking the battles between the natives and colonists. Natural disasters, disease, and unclean water riddled the lands of colonists, making the land extremely difficult to live on and grow food on. The Indians faced the same weather difficulties as the colonists, but they had established crops already and had created deep storage pits to protect their food. The Indians also had a much broader diet than the colonists, whose diets consisted of beef and grain, making it easier for the Indians to find food. Although the Indians were somewhat abundant in food, they began to die off because of diseases brought by the colonists
When the Europeans discovered the Americas they came with firearms, massive ships, as well as metal pots and pans. These things were new to the Indians who were at the time living pretty simplistic lives, carrying only what could be easily transported from place to place. These new technologies helped improve their societies by making certain tasks easier. They also had certain buffers against certain
The discovery of the New World greatly affected both Native American and European civilizations. The development of trade and increasing knowledge about concepts like agriculture impacted the exchange. Additionally, many positive outcomes resulted because of the new settlements in the New World. On the contrary, it comes into view that not everyone profited and some major occurrences arose. The relationship between the New World and Europe certainly produced significant advantages and unpleasant disadvantages.