Earley North America

In the early 16th century, the European super powers, England, France and Spain decided to "broaden" their horizons. All three set sail in an attempt to further their power. But when they reached the shores of what is now known as Canada and Mexico what would they find? Would they find a land all ready occupied by a new and distinctly fascinating society? No, they found a land for the taking. These European "settlers" gave no regard to the native populations whom already occupied this vast land. Explorers such as Hernan Cortes and Jacques Cartier carried out this travesty by such factors as political and psychological warfare, economic competition between native cultures, and through the importation of disease.

The Spanish, led by the Hernan Cortes, were responsible for the near annihilation of the native populations of Mexico. The main objective of the mission was to accumulate wealth so that Cortes could get rid of the large debt he and his men had incurred for this expensive expedition, as they had not been very successful on previous missions (Meyer 93). When the expedition arrived in Tabasco, the local natives resisted Cortes and the bloodshed began. The Spanish fought and killed two hundred natives while sufferin

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The promise land would hopefully contain treasures of economic stimulation beyond their wildest dreams.

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Craig Brown ed. He even went so far as to stage mock battles (Meyer 98).

The Course of Mexican History

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Cortes used this massacre to send a powerful message to Aztecs.

The English and French colonies were expanding their succession in the Northern regions known as Canada. Though both political and psychological warfare, Spain conquered and destroyed this once proud society. He would use all the natives that were against the Aztecs, the only known threat to the Spanish, as slaves and warriors to help him fight. He used horses, greyhounds and firearms to scare and intimidate the natives.

In the early 16th century European explorers packed up their naval vessels and each set sail for there own promise land. One of the first explorers, Jacques Cartier, said…"This people will be called savage; for they are the sourest folk there can being the world, and the whole lot of them had not anything above the value of five sous, their canoes and fishing-nets excepted.

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