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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these Native Americans were met with Christopher Columbus‚ who believed that he had reached the Indies. Columbus called these people “Indians” and the misnomer stuck (Kennedy and Cohen 14). Countless explorers delved further into the continent after Columbus‚ who made one of the greatest blunders in history. Although Columbus did not actually find a faster route to the Indies‚ he did spur Europeans from the Old World to venture westward into the New World (Kennedy and Cohen 14-20). The people of both
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The open land‚ additional benefits and other existing problems encouraged Americans to expand westward. The American people began to realize that the future of the country lay in the development of its own western resources. There were many reasons that made the people face the grueling and dangerous movement west‚ but the primary reason was economy. "Like the Spanish conquistadors before them‚ the Americans looked beyond the Mississippi‚ they saw an open beckoning. Despite the
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the Puritans and the Native Americans People have always looked at the vastness of the Earth and the universe and have wondered from where it all came‚ including where mankind itself originated. Many people of the past have attributed their creation to supernatural powers‚ such as higher spirits or a god‚ and have recorded their coming into existence in a story. In the case of the Puritans‚ their creation myth is found in Genesis‚ while on the other hand‚ the Native Americans recount their creation
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Edwards believes that one should always look God‚ but not in times of hardship‚ he thinks people must let God come to them. Bradstreet expresses her needing of help from God after her house burns down when she said‚ “Raise up thy thoughts above the sky"(Bradstreet41). Referring to this quote Bradstreet looks up to God for help while she is in the middle of a crisis or hardship. Edwards suggests that people should let God come to them when he said‚ "And now you have an extraordinary opportunity‚ a
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Native American religions and culture are very complex and that is largely due to the fact that there have been many Native American tribes. In this essay‚ I will focus on the largest most major religions and give an idea of the Native American culture and traditions. The first major Native American religion would be the Earth Lodge religion which originated in northern California and southern Oregon tribes such as the Wintun but then it reached tribes such as the Siletz‚ Achomawi and Shasta. It
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Ashley Alfisi Connection with the Great Spirit Pontiac was a Native American born to the Ottawa tribe and allied with the French. Being during this time the invasions of land by others was very popular; the thoughts of being conquered were always in the back of Native Americans minds. Once the British came and took over Pontiacs land in modern day Detroit‚ he decided to go on the conquest to look for this Great Spirit. “ How can you hope‚ encumbered as you are‚ to succeed in your design? Go
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The period known as the Indian-European contact was unarguably an extremely difficult time for the Indians‚ who experienced massive lifestyle changes. One major change experienced was a reduction in their population‚ as result of the foreign diseases brought in. This reduction in turn affected how well they could defend themselves from the outsiders trying to take control of their territories. Thus‚ most were eventually forced to change their homestead locations. The Indians also experienced a change
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"first Americans" get here and what account for the diversity of their cultures? How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ from that of Europeans? What were the motivations that first brought Spanish explorers to the New World? What were they looking for? Which nations had the most success in creating a profitable New World empire prior to the 1600’s? How and why? Understand England’s failures in trying to get into the colony business. In regards to colonization‚ what did Spain
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The Influence of European Endeavors It is well known that Europeans had a significant role in the exploration of the world‚ as it is seen in the documentation of the new world discoveries. Yet for many centuries‚ Europeans had minimal contact with the rest of the world. However‚ that all changed in the dawn of the 1400’s‚ when Europeans hoped to gain new sources of wealth. By exploring the seas‚ traders longed to not only find new and faster routes to Asia‚ which was the source of spices and other
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