IMPACT OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT 9 May 2002 IMPACTS OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT I.Opening Statement. II.Break down of the Early Native American Tribes and Locations. III.First Impact Loss of Life through the Spread of Diseases. IV.Second Impact Loss of Land. A.French Interactions. B.Dutch and English Interaction. C.Spanish Interactions. V.Native American Culture. VI.The difference between European and Native Women. VII.Third Impact Loss of Freedom. A.French. B.English. C.Spanish. VIII
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European Explorers’ Influence on Native Americans As a whole‚ European settlers and Native Americans were constantly clashing over ‘ownership’ of land‚ as well as simple quarrelling in general. Between the spread of disease and multiple wars involving the foreigners and natives‚ the Native American population in the 17th and 18th centuries was on a decline. Additionally‚ there was a major loss in Native American culture due to the Christianization of the Indians by European missionaries and an
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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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The Negative Influences the European Explorers Showed the Native Americans “Our hearts were low.” Stated by Saukamappee in 1787. These European explorers took the Indians culture‚ land‚ and spirt. The explorers treated the men‚ women‚ and children of the land brutally. While the Indians were trying help the European explorers‚ they were negatively influencing them when it came to the spread of diseases‚ the traditions being changed‚ and treaties along with land distribution. To begin‚ the diseases
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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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Atlantic. Then‚ the Native Americans also experienced epidemics in the form of new diseases‚ and brought over by the Europeans. The Columbian Exchange positively affected the lives of the Europeans. They gained many things as crops‚ like maize and potatoes‚ land in the Americas‚ and slaves from Africa. And yet the Columbian Exchange just may be the single most important event in the modern history of the world. The Columbian Exchange explains why Indian nations collapsed and European colonies thrived
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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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Discussion a) Interaction between Europeans and Natives in the New World The interaction between the first European settlers and the Natives began with the Spanish settlers headed by Christopher Columbus‚ the founder of America in 1492. The Spanish settlers are the first to settle down in the ‘New World’. The ‘New World’ inhabits more than two million Native Americans before the first European settlement. The early Spanish interaction with the natives is smooth remains calm and friendly. They understood
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nouns of all kinds of use of goods and services” ( Williams 17). The interactions between Native Americans and Europeans showed the consume and consumption of goods between two groups. As early 1607 the Europeans made contact with Natives Americans and traded their goods in exchange for the others. The consumer society changes over time as Europeans make a presence across much of North America and Native Americans were slowly eradicated. Ultimately‚ the colonist settled in their colonies and the entacting
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These collisions’ importance and impact in history and global economics is great. The first was the introduction of European trading posts into Africa; the second was Columbus landing in the Bahamas and unintentionally discovering the New World. These two events are alike in they both let to dramatic changes in the course of history and both were much more beneficiary for the Europeans. The Portuguese clashed cultures with the Africans in the mid-1400s. When the Portuguese found that it was possible
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