Relationship Between Europeans And American Indians

Beginning in the sixteenth century, Europeans made the voyage to a “new world” in order to achieve dreams of opportunity and riches. In this other world the Europeans came upon another people, which naturally led to a cultural exchange between different groups of people. Although we commonly refer to European and Indian relations as being between just two very different groups of people, it is important to recognize this is not entirely true. Although the settlers of the new world are singularly referred to as Europeans, each group of people came from a different nation and with different motives and expectations of the new world. Similarly, the Indians were neither a united group nor necessarily friendly with each other. Due to the

Throughout the course of history there have been numerous accounts regarding Native American and European interaction. From first contact to Indian removal, the interaction was somewhat of a roller coaster ride, leading from times of peace to mini wars and rebellions staged by the Native American tribes. The first part of this essay will briefly discuss the pre-Columbian Indian civilizations in North America and provide simple awareness of their cultures, while the second part of this essay will explore all major Native American contact leading up to, and through, the American Revolution while emphasizing the impact of Spanish, French, and English explorers and colonies on Native American culture and vice versa. The third, and final, part of this essay will explore Native American interaction after the American Revolution with emphasis on westward expansion and the Jacksonian Era leading into Indian removal. Furthermore, this essay will attempt to provide insight into aspects of Native American/European interaction that are often ignored such as: gender relations between European men and Native American women, slavery and captivity of native peoples, trade between Native Americans and European colonists, and the effects of religion on Native American tribes.

How did interactions between Europeans and Native Americans shape the way each group viewed their world? How did they see each other? How did each group expect to be treated? What influenced things in this manner? What events (if any) changed their views?

The Europeans relation with the Natives were all different, the Spanish wanted to conquer the Natives, the French liked the Natives and became friend, and the English didn’t care about the Natives and just did whatever with the land. The Natives were not really technologically advance and didn’t follow the religions the Europeans followed, so because of that they were seen as lesser humans and the Europeans didn’t think they deserved the same rights as humans. Also the Europeans didn’t understand the Natives way of life some Europeans did learn to live with the Natives in peace, but eventually diseases and violence killed a lot of Natives. When the old world collided with the new world it was a battle that the old world won and change the new

People from different cultures interacted with the first arrival of the European by trade, fought over farm land and growing crops, and fought wars against other cultures and with the Europeans. In following paragraphs, I will tell you why and how the Natives interacted with them.

The US in the 1830s debated the relationship between the US and Indian communities of North America. The principles calling for equal rights and political democracy of the people in America were in contradiction with the principles the US was initially against. American colonists began to view the vast expanse of lands controlled by Indians as desirable and could now use Indians in a new way: to acquire land for development . As the rapidly growing United States began to move towards the South in the early nineteenth century, white settlers were confronted by the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations, which became an obstacle in the way of their plight to acquire land to grow cotton and crops. In order to effectively

Relations between the American Indians and the English, as well as between the Spanish and the Native Americans, were much more hostile than those between the American Indians and the French. Firstly, the French treated the American Indians with respect on all accounts of their culture. Secondly, the English showed no mercy or reason to American Indians occupying native land. Lastly, instead of attempting to take advantage of the indigenous people of North America, the French established trade relationships. For nearly the entire colonization period, the French remained allied with the American Indians.

There is no doubt that the Native Americans and The Early Europeans lived two completely different lives. The moment that these two clashed is something that caused a change in the entire country of America. There was neither complete chaos or complete peace. The relationship between Early Europeans and Native Americans was unfair, religiously different, and tense.

The Native American 's encounters with European colonists led to different interactions between the two, as well as a development of varied relationships. America had been home to Native Americans since around 13,000 B.C. The Europeans arrived in America around 1492 to find that the land was already inhabited. Before the Europeans arrived, the Native Americans had lived in harmony with nature and with each other in communities, having strong family ties. When the Europeans arrived, they held different values than the Native Americans. As the Europeans settled in New England, Chesapeake and New York/New France, these differences shaped the relationships between the Native Americans and the European colonists.

Before Europeans ever ventured to North America, the land had been populated by Native American nations that had their own distinct cultures and social structures. Native Americans had trade routes and established complex relationships between tribes. They were not merely heathens waiting to be civilized by the Europeans. Yet, Europeans would use those justifications to lay claim on their land.

Before the European settlers came to the Eastern seaboard, the Native Americans lived among themselves and fought each other for dominion. When the Europeans landed and began building houses; state and resources became scarce for the Indians causing a breach between the two groups. The Europeans “Puritans, Spaniards, French” had an altogether different perspective on living life than the Indians got along. Furthermore, the way the Indians were treated by the European settlers was wrong and inhumane. The Europeans wanted control and soil and cared little for the natives taking what is rightly theirs from them.

Native reactions to the invasion of America relates the relations, connections and interactions that emerged between the Native Americans and Europeans upon the arrival of Columbus in the fifteen century to the Western Hemisphere currently called ̔ ̔America ˮ. The first encounters that took place in America between the two distinct people: Indians and Europeans were peaceful and consisted basically in getting to know each other out. Although they constantly saw themselves as superiors and the Indians as inferiors and savages, upon their arrival, the Europeans were less in number in relation to the Indians. They were in a different site, totally new to them and because of that they were at their best behavior until they could get the most of it. On the other hand, the Indians saw the visitors as Gods and powerful beings as they had with them advance instruments like clocks, guns and compasses that to them seemed to speak.

By the time of the first European contact, in 1492, European settlers interacted with the native peoples in different ways. The Spanish ruled the natives as conquered people, forcing many to work on agricultural estates. The French developed a harmonious relationship with the natives. The English approach fell somewhere between the two polar European powers.

Relationship is the important way to build on the trust with others. Disrespectful and conflicts would not help issues solving. Native Americans are the members of any of the indigenous people of the Americans. In the past time, some of the migrations of Europeans to the Americas has led to centuries of population, cultural, and agricultural transfer and adjustment between Old and New World societies. Since some explorers immigrated to that new island, the life of the Native Americans get some changes. Due to the negative actions that Europeans did, the interaction between Native Americans and Europeans were have the violence actions by the disrespectful actions, the different beliefs cause the conflict, and the mistrust by the different treatments.

The Europeans first came to the Americas looking for riches like gold and land. When they got here they found Native Americans along with land. According to Thomas Hariot and Christopher Columbus, the Indians were poor and easily persuaded. They thought that they could be easily influenced by European culture. Thomas Hariot said “they shoulde desire our friendships and love, and have the greater respect for pleasing and obeying us.” (2-4) Christopher Columbus said “They should be good servants and