Creolization

Creolization is the process by which people from different countries and/or cultures blend together to form a new people. This process is readily apparent throughout history, especially in studying American history and the cultural exchange between the Native Americans, Europeans, and African-Americans. These three cultures, composed of people from 3 different continents, over time formed one hybrid culture as a result of the cultural exchange. With that being said, the creolization and cultural exchange being said was completely one-sided. While Native American and African-American contribution to the creolization process is evident, European culture definitely dominated the creolization of American society. To be more specific, the assimilation of African slaves into society shows the creolization process. Also, the relationship between the Europeans and the Native-Americans is also important to note due to the fact that they had absolutely nothing in common in terms of culture. However, they were still able to interact and a hybrid culture was the result of that relationship as well. The cultural exchange that occurred between these different cultures had a distinct effect on colonial society with capital and geography being the primary factors that influenced the whole process.
When discussing African-American assimilation, it is important to discern that there where two very distinct types of African-American slave (there were actually three but only two will be discussed here) which depended on which state they were in; northern and southern. The experience of a northern slave was very different from a southern slave for many reasons. In the northern states, there was a very small black population as compared to that of the southern states. Anyone who has any understanding of American history knows this without being told, however, a closer look at the economic realities of the north as compared to the south show the reason as to why the population was so... [continues]

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