Colonization Of America Research Paper

Between 1607 and 1718 the Spanish, French, and English governments attempted to expand their power through exploration in order to acquire land and provide economic growth. All three countries colonized portions of North America for the purpose of utilizing their newly acquired land’s natural resources in order to transport valuable goods unavailable in Europe. While all the colonization methods focused on establishing relationships with natives, the ways in which natives were treated varies to extremes. The Spanish treated natives with contempt and tried to eradicate their culture. The English used natives as slaves to do the hard labor that agriculture required. In contrast, the French created an alliance with the natives, which allowed them to trade with Indian tribes in their region.

Spanish Colonization- Beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 Spanish Colonization continued for centuries. The Spanish Empire eventually would include half of South America, most of Central America, and a lot of North America. The Spanish used the Encomienda System to control and use Native Americans. Spaniards received grants of Native Americans from the Spanish government who they could take tribute from in the form of goods or labor as long as they tried to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism. This system worked out horribly for the Native Americans with many treated harshly and forced to do hard physical labor. The Natives were not willing slaves though and rebelled numerous times which contributed to African slave labor replacing the Encomienda System. The Spanish intermarried with the Native Americans leading

During the sixteenth century European pilgrims migrated across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in North America. North America had just been introduced to the Western Civilization. The America’s were home to the indigenous people, that were made up of several tribes that were called Indians by the early settlers. Together the Indians and settlers began to thrive. Growth and development in the new world was made possible by the abundant amount of natural resources.

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.

The French and Spanish brought their own ways of how they handle the native situation in the new world. The French thought it would be a good idea to team up with the natives, since there were already so many inhabiting the area. The Spanish on the other hand thought that deceiving the natives by making them work in the encomienda systems was the best way to gain profit for their mother country. The English were in the middle of both circumstances. The colonies tried to conquer as much as land as possible by wiping out the environments and killing off natives in those areas, yet they did respect their boundaries. People in the colonies focused on different ways to trade, by watching how their rivals did it. Colonists immediate contact with Indians and others, quickly allowed them gain knowledge of their surroundings, thereby giving them a sense of individuality under a different union rather than

The indigenous American colonies were heavily impacted by the Europeans colonization. They brought in weeds, vermin, and deadly microbes which devastated the Native Americans(39). However the Native Americans were introduced to guns, clothing, and a variety of goods that would make living much more easier for them. The Native Americans were better fed and clothed than ever before (49).

The treatment of Indians by the French in Canada and English in Massachusetts was dramatic. The French had proceeded there way to North America and arrived in the 1500’s and was interested in establishing trading posts. There were settlements on St. Lawrence River that came to the point as a serving (as a base from which to invade and conquer the kingdom of Saguenay). The trade between the French and Indians was a development from these enterprises in trading military forts. There were many items that were traded such as beaver pelts, furs, textile, and metal that had attractions for both trading partners. The indigenous they interact with Huron in British because French settlements aren’t big. The hurons get upset with French because Jesuits try to convert them to Catholicism. The Hurons initially tolerate these conversions efforts, but grow to resent them. The hurons are exposed to disease that kills many of them. The French don’t provide adequate protection against the Iroquois. Among the disease victims were chefs, clan leaders, wise elders, and skilled craftspeople.” The Iroquois attack the Hurons and destroy their capital. The English desire for land created an antagonistic relationship with Wampanoag. The Puritans and the religious motivations for Plymouth are important. The interaction with Wampanoag the English wanted power and land. The 1621 treaty with the Wampanoag shows this desire for both. The Wampanoag see the British as

In the 16th and 17th century, the Americas was being explored by Spain, Britain, and other countries. Many of these countries set up colonies in the Americas where Native Americans were living. Europeans moved into colonization of the Americas and brought changes to the land and its people. Europeans traded, hunted to warfare and personal property. As Europeans established their colonies, their societies also became segmented and divided along religious and racial lines. Most people in the societies were not free. They labored long hours as servants or slaves to produce wealth for others. As more Europeans came to settle the land in the Americas, their presence had a tremendous effect on the native peoples who were living in the Americas. The Native peoples’ life in the Americas provided lots for the Europeans to use. They traded cattle, chickens, horses, pigs, sheep, sugarcane, and wheat, for chocolate, pineapple, potatoes, pumpkins/squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco. The diets of the Natives and Europeans widened as different food types was being traded. The Natives were very open to the Europeans as they came into their land and communicated with the Natives. Over time, the landscape changed as more European communities increased. The Europeans held on to their idea of land ownership while the Natives idea of the land was for the person that need it. Also, the Europeans hoped to change the Natives to Christianity but also trick them into being slaves for the

They were set on trying to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. Unfortunately, most of the Native Americans were not willing to convert and very faithful to their own religion and beliefs. Due to the fact that they were unwilling to convert the Spanish killed a lot of the Native Americans. The Spanish only viewed them as ‘heathens’ and they were incapable of contributing. The French were not as harsh as the Spanish; instead they wanted to help the Native Americans. They helped make them stronger by increasing their status. The French used the Native Americans to establish other trade options. For this reason, the British and the French came to

Also, the French traded with the Native Americans. The natives did do most of the work but they also drove hard bargains for their fur. The trade between them strengthened their traditional clan leader’s positions. The French used them as scouts, trackers, and soldiers; also, for their intimate knowledge of the land and how to fight. The French worked with the Native Americans, the French also wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.

Spain sent out conquistadors to claim land, capture slaves, and find gold. Spain was able to claim the West Indies, Florida, Chile, New Mexico, California, Chile, and much more. France focused on colonization and trade, especially fur trade, with the Native Americans in New France in Quebec. England had colonies in the New World and territories in North America granted by charters from royalty, where settlers could help England economically through exports of various goods. The Netherlands focused on trading with the Mohawk Indians (mainly for furs) and colonized New Amsterdam and New Netherland. In my opinion, the Dutch were the most successful. Unlike the Spanish, the Dutch did not kill the Indians to exploit them, but they traded goods and both parties profited through healthy connections, This symbiotic relationship with the Indians that allowed the Dutch to prosper rather than

The exploration and settlement of the Americas by the Europeans had devastating effects on the Native Americans. As Europeans began to explore the Americas and form settlements a great majority of them saw the Native Americans as savages and pagans that needed to be civilized. As exploration and settlements expanded the Native American population and culture was decimated by disease, war, loss of land, the exploitation internal feuding among the tribes and enslavement.

One of the major countries to colonize in the Americas was Spain. Spain would actually go on to conquer and colonize many areas and establish one of the largest empires in all of the Americas. But the way in which they went about doing so was completely unnecessary according to Bartolome de Las Casas. Bartolome actually wrote “In Defense of the Indians which was one of the first works in which a person from a colonizing nation argued for the rights of the indigenous people (Indians or Native Americans in this case) of the region that was being

Ambitious conquistadores, along with there kings, could not pass up taking advantage of a society so rich and plentiful. Thus the conquest began, resulting in the death of over 1 million indigenous people's lives by war or by plague.

Christopher Columbus did not 'discover' the Americas; he was also the first European to visit the "New World." As a result of his searches and conqueror was serious about conquering the native population of the region. Diseases and environmental changes while continuing to Europeans extraction