Cultural Differences: Relationship Between Native Americans And Indians

Chapter One: The Meeting of Cultures 1. This is false characterization because several tribes of Native Americans, such as the Incas and the Mayas, constructed complex political and agricultural systems; as well as developing their own written language and numerical system. Although some lesser known tribes of Native Americans were indeed nomadic, such as the Aztecs, by the time the Europeans had settled nomadic tribes were scarce. 2. Christopher Columbus was the first official explorer to inform other people about the land he discovered. Albeit his information was inaccurate his initial exploration led to other adventurers to further explore beyond what they had already seen, allowing them to discover the Americas. For this reason Christopher Columbus deserves his holiday. 3. The relationship between the Spanish and the natives was hostile. The Spanish initially came to get a hold of the treasure belonging to the Aztecs of Mexico but they ended up exposing the natives to smallpox which allowed them to be conquered easily in a second attempt by Hernando Cortes. 4. At first the incentive for English colonization was
The relationship between the French and the Natives was far better than the relationship between the Native Americans and the English. The French formed partnerships with the natives and just about became a part of the Native American society learning the native languages and culture. The French even married Indian women from time to time. While the French and Indian relationship was friendly and pleasant the Indian relationship with the English was hostile. The English did not respect the Native Americans right to land and freedom. They completely took over the natives land and control of the land. The reason the relationships differ so drastically is because of the tribes of Indians each met. The French met up with the more welcoming tribes of Quebec while the British came into contact with the more reserved tribes of