What is revisionism? I see it as the way the dominant society ruled. The way things are ruled depends on the morals of those in the dominant place. Though the native Americans were the first to live here, their overall peaceful traditional way of life has almost vanished completely. It has morphed into the European culture. This European culture now regulates 99% of American land. Therefore when I'm talking about American revisionism it will be mostly through the European culture.
             The view of the earliest Europeans who came to America was full of apathy of anything the king and queen of their country didn't particularly care for. The rulers of the conquesting countries demanded gold or anything else of great value to be discovered by their feeble, poverty stricken minions (sailors and exploration soldiers). The minority group who were rich or well off( I.E Christopher Columbus) desired not to defy their leaders for the fear of losing his comfortable lifestyle or maybe even his life.. There have been claims that their faith was strong. Evidently due to the actions of the majority of the soldiers this isn't true. Thou shall not kill" yet they very much killed any native that wasn't to their liking. Thou shall not commit adultery, yet many of them raped. And when they were tired of their sex toys these poor people were exterminated. The Christian God also says to love thy neighbor (love your fellow human beings) and that all men (and women) are created in the image of him (God). This was blatantly disregarded considering that the early explorers cared about how the natives felt as they cared about how the grass feeling when walked on.
             The natives across the lands had mixed thoughts that seemed to unfortunately tie together to ignorance. Not knowing such an overbearing conflicting culture, one that will "plow up the ground, pull down the trees, kill everything..."( Wintu Woman, 19 century) they had...