Relationship Between Indians And Europeans

The seventeenth century was a prime era for early America, with many historic happenings. From the first British settlers invading on pre-claimed Native American land to continual friction between the two, the relationship between the two groups was unstable and dangerous. The Native Americans originally considered trying to become allies with the English, but as time went on, a war would emerge between Natives and the English settlers as to control the land. The English and Native American relationship changed drastically due to two main factors: English seeking religious freedom and economic prosperity.

The time period between the 1600s and 1700s was a time of a major change in the land of the New World. The colonization of Europeans into the North America had considerable impacts on the Native American lives. European empire at the time, such as the French, England and Spanish empires, often fought against each other for power and control. After the European tried to colonized, the Native American suddenly found themselves dealing with European power politics. The arrival of Europeans into the New World meant new political relationships for both the European and the Native Americans. Each side had thing to gain and loss in this kind of relationship, especially military alliances and new trade goods. European power politics and rivalries were a major factor in the development of European and Native American relations because they created relationships of mutually beneficial relationships of trade and alliances.

The House of Burgesses was an important precedent in the American Colonies. Authorized by The London Company in 1619, it was the first form of representative self-government and acted as a miniature parliament. The assembly controlled finances and militia in Virginia, as well as initiated legislation. This was one of many to be formed in the colonies and set a path for the future of these colonists. After the formation of this assembly, King James I lost trust in both the economic foundations of Virginia, tobacco, and the House of Burgesses. In retaliation, he declared the House of Burgesses a “seminary of sedition” claiming it made the colonists feel independent and separate from England. Following this declaration, in 1624 he revoked the

The moment when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas was the beginning of the interactions between American Indians and European colonists. These very first interactions were mostly positive due to the the generosity of the Indians but turned violent when the Europeans began to mistreat, kidnap, enslave, and kill the American Indians. Actions taken by the American Indians and European Colonists, especially actions of violence, during the 1600s caused the relationship between the two parties to be negative and conflicting in New England and Chesapeake.

From the very first interaction, the social and political relations between the Native Americans and the Europeans had begun with much tension. Many Europeans came to the Americas with the intention of discovery. However, when it became apparent that these new lands were inhibited the motives changed, and then the natives were colonized, abused, and in many cases killed. From then and throughout the impending periods of time, the relations between the natives and the Europeans had a few points of mutual peacefulness, but were overall negative.

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.

European families always put the males first, whereas African and Native American cultures saw the woman as the symbol of family bond. The children were said to be descended through the mother’s side more than the father. Religion was somewhat similar between the Native American and African cultures where the Europeans strongly disagreed with. Africans believed that there was a center power and Native Americans believed there were several deities, where they both believed that focused on nature and the its forces. They both believed that objects (usually scared to them) held sprites of the dad and spirits that can be evil or good. On the other hand, Europeans believed that there was a single deity with written scriptures which was all run through

There was a broad diversity on the view of the world between the Native Americans and Europeans. Together, they created the story of the clash of people, religion, ideas, and cultures.

• Began with a General Court, then to a colonial legislature, consisting of a governor and a two-house legislature. Property owning, adult male, church members were the only ones who could vote.

To better understand the conflict between the Europeans and the Native Americans, one must closely examine the state of Europe’s economy at the time. Europe struggled with difficult conditions. This included poverty, violence and diseases like typhus, smallpox, influenza and measles. There were widespread famines which caused the prices of products to vary and made life very difficult in Europe. Street crimes and violence were prevalent in cities: “Other eruption of bizarre torture, murder, and ritual cannibalism were not uncommon”.2 Europeans

The year 1628 brought forth a new monarch to England, Charles I, who finally allowed Virginia to have a representative government. However, he tasked the assembly with imposing taxes on the exportation of tobacco. The need to increase taxes in 1630 caused an increase in the frequency of meetings of the assembly. Originally, there was only one entity, but the single body split in the 1650s into the two groups. The Virginian system of government consisted of a dual chamber legislature of the House of Burgesses and the Governor’s Council. Burgesses were elected officials appointed to represent the populace. Each member of the two chambers had permanent positions. This two-house system mirrors our current United States Senate and was likely a model for the modern system of government.

In 1628, a charter was obtained by a small company that let them elected a governor, deputy governor, and eighteen assistants as their political body. Then during 1630-1640, 25,000 citizens of Europe left as refugees to join the Massachusetts colony. When so many people immigrated to Massachusetts, it had a significant political effect on the existing settlements, most importantly leading to a representative government. The Chesapeake region was run very differently from the New England settlements. The colony of Maryland was granted to Lord Baltimore and his successors by Charles I, meaning that Maryland was one of the first colonies to be owned by an individual, making it a proprietary colony. This charter meant that Lord Baltimore had a large amount of power, letting him develop courts, hold people in serfdom, make laws, and grant large feudal estates. The manors were often owned by Catholic men, and the servants would be Protestants. In 1935, a legislative assembly in Maryland met for the first time, and in 1650 that same assembly divided into two separate but connected houses.

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 type of government that took place in Maryland was proprietary government. A proprietary colony is a colony in which land territory is given to a person or group by the king in form of a charter/ license. The proprietors owned the land to themselves with no king appointing positions, making laws, raising militia,collecting taxes, etc. Basically, the proprietors was like the king of the land. The proprietors peformed most of the duties of kings did such as The king usually grants these lands to proprietaries as a form of debit or gratitude towards highly regarded person. Another common reason for these grants of land was to settle British people in these areas quickly. In some cases Kings granted this land in return of a percentage of the