before them known as Native Americans. At first things were well between the Europeans and the Native Americans‚ but the Europeans had such prejudice towards the Indians. This then led to conflict‚ mistrust‚ and violence. Based on the initial encounters between Native Americans and Europeans being negative‚ I propose that greed and bias could’ve been avoided by communication. A problematic act that occurred was the Europeans’ greed towards the Native Americans. The Europeans would take what they
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The European nations greatly benefited from the colonization of the Americas. From the Americas‚ the Europeans gained wealth‚ crops‚ land‚ and slaves through the Triangular Trade. However‚ despite the benefits of colonization‚ we should not ignore the numerous negatives as well. The Native Americans and the African slaves‚ where two groups of people who suffered from what the Europeans considered an achievement. While colonization heavily damaged the indigenous and the enslaved people‚ it is also
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Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in
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In Native American culture‚ it was common to see many women with powerful roles in the community. Most families were Matrilineal ‚ with the woman’s family in charge. When the Europeans arrived in the late 1600’s to early 1700’s the roles of women began to change from the usual life they had before‚ to a whole new set of guidelines. In the early days of our history (before Europeans explored the new world) Native Americans settles all over the western hemisphere. While the men were predominantly
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During the colonial era European emigrants had a dramatic influence on the native people living on the North American continent. Previous to the arrival of the colonists the native people had enjoyed their own culture‚ customs and way of life. Many lived in smaller settlements spread far apart across the American continents. In their culture the men hunted for game while the women played the role of farmers. The men in comparison to the English aristocracy worked harder and the women could
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HIST 172 Sec 06 Mr. Wisialowski Native Americans and their Great Change From the 1400s to 1877 many historical events have occurred in the growing of the new world. However‚ some of those occurrences have affected many different groups including women‚ African Americans‚ and Native Americans in a negative manner. From the three groups‚ I feel that the Native Americans have seen the most changes in their lives‚ but for the worse. I believe this to be true for many reasons such as; the
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Rationales of the Colonizers and Treatment of the Native Americans What were the rationales of the Spanish and the English colonizers and how was their treatment towards the Native Americans in the New World justified? How were boundaries created and/or destroyed? The Spanish colonizers and the English colonizers used the notion of Witchcraft and Climate to differentiate themselves from Native Americans and to justify their treatment towards the Indians. I will be comparing how Porterfield and Canizares
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The Impact of Disease on Native American Culture Though warfare and attacks on entire villages took a definite toll on the populations of Native Americans‚ disease was by far the biggest killer. We’ve all heard the stories of smallpox infected blankets being given to the Native Americans‚ and other such atrocities‚ but I was simply dumbfounded at the actual numbers of dead due to Old World diseases being introduced to the New World‚ North America. While it has been somewhat difficult for scholars
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decoration or tools while others use it to tell stories and record their history. In America‚ the Natives have been using art since they first came into existence‚ and their culture is reflected in every medium they used whether it be color or shape. As time changed and went on‚ the state of Oklahoma received most of the Natives‚ the events greatly affected the culture which affected the art. Native Americans in Oklahoma used art to maintain their culture and history through different mediums like clay
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later Americans had to deal with the Natives that were rightfully there first. The federal government’s diplomacy approach with Native Americans during the time periods of 1790 to 1880 and 1880 to 1900 differ in a few ways. During the period of 1790 to 1880 the government participated it removals‚ treaties‚ reservations‚ and even war. In addition‚ the treaties and acts in this time period that the government approached with‚ usually ended in the U.S. taking the land of the Native Americans. During
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