America Civilization
Upon the European’s discovery and colonization of the Americas an irreversible transformation was triggered. The extreme differences in the cultures of the Europeans and Native Americans would prove to be fatal to the way of life that existed before European colonization. It appears that the majority of the actions of the Native Americans towards the new European colonists were in peace and acceptance. Unfortunately the colonists dreams conflicted with the views of the Native Americans. The ‘free living’ philosophy of the Native American’s left them open to an unexpected overtaking by the colonists. The Europeans believed in making a new world out of America while completely disregarding the fact that there was already an Old World.The English learned quite a bit about survival in the “New World” from the Native Americans. They were taught how to construct and use nets for catching fish. Also they were taught how to construct canoes, a great method of transportation and hunting. The Native Americans showed them their ways of agriculture which were far superior to the methods of the English. In the 1580’s the English settlers feared the Native Americans because the land wa
Others early explorers also wrote of the Native Americans friendliness and helpfulness. Christopher Columbus wrote that the Native Arawak Indians he encountered as “loving people without covetousness”. Native Americans were soon portrayed as savage animals because of the lack of understanding of the Settlers. They would be killed off in genocidal killing sprees, by small pox and other overseas diseases and by depression caused by the loss of their freedom. The English beliefs had allowed them to use the Native American for all they were worth and eliminate them when they were no longer of use or a nuisance. Some Englishmen thought it was wrong to claim land which was already being used, no matter what the culture of the Native Americans was. These images sat well with the expectations of the English, who were originally interested in trading with the Native Americans. In no time the English were in a position in which they would do whatever it took to claim as much land as they could, even if it meant fighting with hostile “Indians”. The Native Americans who were tired and diseased were eventually removed from their homelands and herded in to small reservations. He spoke of turning the beasts into Christians, which is yet another clue of large amounts of conflict to come. The dealings between English and the Native Americans would prove to be no different from England’s previous dealings foreign lands. It was soon to come that an Englishman could kill an “Indian” freely, as if they were wild animals standing in the way of a “new” England. However the majorities view was that they were performing a favor to the “Indians” by introducing God and Christianity into their lives. The English have developed a long history of moving in to land foreign to there’s and exploiting the local people for their prosperity.
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