Relationships Between Europeans And Native Americans

The arrival of Europeans in America greatly disrupted the life of the Natives. The natives had their own culture in America with their own special beliefs. When Europeans arrived they tried to alter the way Native Americans lived their lives to resemble their way of living. The Natives did not respect this because they had previously built a lifestyle in America that they wish not to be transformed. The two cultures had different opinions about government, religion, land, and society. Due to the many differences between the Native and European people, it was unfeasible that there would be no conflicts between them.

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.

At first Native Americans, Europeans and Africans were separated by the vast oceans in between their continents, but as technologies and trade in Europe advanced the three region’s worlds collided. There were various similarities and differences in policy, economy and religion amongst the three regions but alas, contact between these empires reaped inevitable change among all these for the better or worse.

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.

Type conflict and cooperation between Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans led to the development of North America colonial society through 1750 because the conflict was significant in this development through slavery, land ownership, disputes, and natural resources' distribution. Likewise, cooperation contributed to the development; through trading, the celebration of success and tolerance. To explain this thoroughly one needs evidence.

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

How the growth and expansion of the Europeans and their trade market changed the living culture and lifestyle’s of the Native Americans and their future. The future of the Native Americans would forever change once they began interacting with the Europeans either in be in trade or war. The growth of the Europeans in population and territorial growth westward in their expansion began to affect the Native Americans. The decline of Native American populations was rapid and severe, probably the greatest demographic disaster eve; Old World diseases were the primary killer.

The relationships between Europeans and Native Americans during colonial times played a major role in the development of colonial Jamestown in 1607. Native American tribes originally inhabited Virginia for more than 17,000 years before European contact. The Eastern Woodland tribes dominated the majority of the Coastal Virginia and Inland areas of Virginia by the time settlers began to arrive in 1600s. Without the support the Europeans received from the Indians during colonial times, there would be a greater percentage of deaths which would have ultimately resulted in another failed attempt at creating a colony. Before the establishment of colonial Jamestown in 1607, Europeans have made quite a few attempts at colonizing in the Roanoke area in the past, however; most of the settlers returned home to Britain, while others died from constant attacks by Indians or starvation from the famine.

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.

From around 1500 to 1700, the European people were constantly trying to confiscate the American lands, which left the Native Americans feeling ambushed. The Native Americans were caught off guard because for the longest time they saw the land as if no one owned it, and it was there for everyone to use. Native Americans were more into sharing the land, whereas the Europeans were just there to buy it and capture it from them. The four main groups that captured the lands from the Natives were the Spanish, Virginians, New Englanders, and Pennsylvania. Although some people had conflicts with the Native Americans, each group had a different interaction with them, some of them leading into honorable relationships.

Ever since the discovery of Christopher Columbus, Europeans have been going to the Americas to find more land, wealth, and a place to show religion. But other competing countries wanted this land as well, making it hard for the Europeans to get along, even with the Native Americans. Soon enough, the Native Americans were used for the Europeans to work and mine. The impacts of the American indigenous people on the Europeans were effective. If the Native Americans hadn’t showed the Europeans, corn, then it would be one of the most popular harvested crop used in almost every food to this day. If they also haven’t showed the Europeans generally how to survive the Americas, then they would have turned out dead, and unable to conquer the new

The first picture, the Native Americans do not seem pleased with the new visitors. The Europeans look like they are setting up camp on the new land, they seem to be taking over the place by bringing all their supplies to land along with their weapons and religion. The Europeans do not seem to be concerned about the natives. The second picture, the Native Americans seem more at peace and accepting of the Europeans. The Native Americans are helping pull the Europeans to shore. This picture seems like a better relationship between the Native Americans and the