The English and Spanish strategies at colonization in the late 1600’s were very different, resulting in very different outcomes. The English methods of displacement and extermination of the native populations led to wholesale destruction of the cultures targeted. On the other hand, the Spanish attempted to peacefully associate with the local populations. This lead to the creation of a hybrid culture of Spanish and Indian peoples. The birth of this new culture demonstrated the success the Spaniards had in the waning days of the century (Otermin, 2007).…
It is important to develop a clear thesis on the validity of the statement at the outset of the essay. A good essay could be developed on either side of the issue or in support of a middle-of –the-road position. Supporting paragraphs should be developed to build the position chosen. Both the Spanish and the English treated the Native Americans as inferiors, thought it important to bring them Christianity, sought to profit economically from relations with the Native Americans, and forced some Native Americans into slavery. Both brought terrible diseases to the New World, though the Spanish impact was more devastating because of earlier arrival. The Spanish attempted to integrate Native Americans into their colonial societies through intermarriage and through the establishment of agricultural communities with Native American workers. The English separated themselves from Native American life to a greater extent and relied mostly on trade for economic gain.…
During the 15th century these two Spanish explorers set out to explore the “New World.” Cortes and Columbus were also among the first to encounter the natives of this New World, commonly referred to as Native Americans, or Indians. For the next hundreds of years the Natives would be oppressed by more advanced civilizations such as the Spanish, French and British. They would be forced to endure as their land was seized from them and their families murdered. Eighteenth Century Indians such as Pontiac would push for war while natives such a Logan would mostly become an advocate for peace. Although Cortes and Columbus arrived hundreds of years before Pontiac and Logan, it is interesting to think about how these culturally different people would interact with each other. While Pontiac and Cortes would most likely find common ground in their belief of uniting the Indians, they would disagree on the subject of Religion, as would Logan and Columbus over…
Native Americans have always received the short end of the stick in history, when the colonialist came to what is now known as America, the people of the land where shown in a different light. They became the stories of terror and fear for the colonist to be afraid of, however this was not done in one night know this spans over a time of great explores and those who became American literalness, those who detailed history in documents and trades. Using works from John smith and William Bradford in their tales and encounters with Indians, the light and representation of the natives might become clear. Both authors had completely different experiences during their times in the new-found land.…
Coronado, de Soto, St. Augustine, Franciscan Missions, polygamy, “wet heads”, Pueblo Revolt, Pope, Uprising of 1680…
Most of the beginning of American history seems like a race of conquest between the Spaniards and Europeans with Native Americans caught in the crossfire. A seemingly peaceful group of people, the Native Americans were under constant attack from the moment settlers arrived into their territory. Historians can pull from first-hand accounts and primary sources to piece together the history of this nation. One Spainard exploratory mission wrecked off the coast of Florida with about 400 men (OTP S1-6, OTP 22). After long battles and shipwrecks, the expedition was cut short and only four men survived, one an African slave and Spanish explorer named Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca. De Vaca wrote a narrative explaining his encounters with Native Americans who had never seen white or black people before. De Vaca described the Indians as “war like people…and protect themselves from their enemies as they would have if they had been raised in Italy and in continuous war” (OTP S1-6). He explains in his narrative…
Columbus noticed that the Native Americans were well formed in their physical features: handsome bodies, good faces, and coarse hair. He also noted that they used body and face paint. Some would use it only on their eyes, while others would coat their entire body in it. In comparison to Europeans, they had wider faces and foreheads and flatter stomachs.…
Some of the influences that will be reviewing in this paper will be: How the Europeans…
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.…
They lived in close range of Native American villages and had to determine how to interact with them. The English tried to enslave and convert Native Americans to Christianity, although they did not enjoy the same success as the Spaniards. There were several differences between the English and Spanish relationships with the Indians. The English eventually gave up trying to enslave the Indians, they also stopped trying to convert them to Christianity, and British did not intermarry to the Indians nearly as much as the Spanish did. The relationship between the two was mostly a bad one.…
When the Europeans first encountered the new world they found many things that they could take advantage of. However, European relations with natives from the new world wasn’t always on good terms. This can be seen when King Afonso’s of Congo relations with the Portuguese is compared to the Mexicans relations with the Spaniards. Although, these are different countries and different people, their relations with the Europeans are quite identical in terms of the treatment of the natives.…
The Encounter between the Europeans and Native Americans was one of mutual cultural that brought both several favorable and unfortunate outcomes to each other. These two different cultures exchanged many ideas that changed the ways they had once lived before. When these two different worlds collided they were both introduced to multiple crops and animals they had never seen, tasted, or even heard of. Numerous crops that grow around the world today came from the Americas. But these two also came across some severe results. Many diseases were brought into the lives of each other that many had never had before.…
The difference in how Indians and Englishmen used land lead to a controversy in their definitions of property and subsequently a difference in how each group viewed prosperity; Indians viewed prosperity as having the most political influence while English saw it as having more available commodities but both took on the same attitude in order to achieve it. From the very beginning it was evident how different Native Americans were from English settlers. One particular difference, land use, indirectly caused a huge divide in how each group obtained fortune. This difference lead to a difference in how each defined property which finally lead to a difference in how one used that property to obtain wealth. The way each group used land directly relates to their culture and is thus expressed in how…
There was a world of difference between the two cultures , Europeans and Native American.…
In the early 1600s many European countries set out and explored and were looking to start colonies and expand their populations, and economies. Each country in different locations treated the Native people there in different ways. The French in New France created a partnership with the Native Americans. The French learned their language and lived among the natives in villages. In Massachusetts many natives were converted to Christianity. They moved to praying towns and attended schools. They helped the Europeans until their relationship crumbled in King Philip’s war. Spain however, was quick to enslave the Native Americans in Mexico and Florida and many died of disease and harsh work conditions.…