South American Colonization

Although the colonial period, portrayed a time in which a variety of people were severely abused and many conflicts were provoked, there were also many positive sides towards the American colonization. This positive side promoted societal growth and increased numerous countries` wealth dramatically. For example, the English found an outlet to employ many of their low class peasants in their Chesapeake colonization, and also found a way to produce large amounts of rice, tobacco, and many more exports. In addition to obtaining expensive goods and recourses, American colonization gave European empires the opportunity to expand their rule across oceans. However, In some situations this reaped negative results, such as the British attempt to excessively control their colonies by unconstitutionally issuing new taxes. One can even go as far to say that American colonization led to the separation of the British empire. Thus, there were both positive and negative aspects towards American colonization, but if all the senseless deaths were worth the society we have today, will be a question debated for many

America should not colonize South America because America could take away people’s home trying to get the resources they need and destroying their agriculture in the process. Over a period in time Africa's agriculture suffered as well as

Because the Indians and Spanish lived in different areas in Latin America, the Indian culture and society did not change significantly. Or did there society change?

In the late 1800s, third world countries, primarily Africa, were infiltrated by European colonizers. In Things Fall Apart, Heart of Darkness, and “Shooting an Elephant”, we see the direct impact of the colonizers on the beliefs of the natives. Post-colonial literature centres mainly around how beliefs are questioned and eventually altered; a transformation that can manifest in numerous ways as it is not fixed. In each of the stories, a different form of colonization is elucidated. In Things Fall Apart, the curiosity of the natives with regards to the culture of the europeans leads to colonization. The oppression of the natives exerted by the europeans in Heart of Darkness leads to colonization as well. Finally, in “Shooting an Elephant”, the roles of the colonizers and the colonized are reversed as it is the natives who take on the position of the oppressors.

As history has shown attempting to colonize foreign countries can lead to war because of resistance from the natives. For instance over 20 different ethnic

“Ancestors” immigrated to the Americas while searching for game. After glaciers melted and sea levels rose, immigrants were stuck on the Americas. Corn was essential for Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America. Scandinavians indirectly discovered the Americas, quickly abandoned it. Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southernmost tip of Africa in 148, 10 years later Vasco da Gama finally reached India. Slavery was a crucial industry. Printing presses, introduced around 1450, facilitated the spread of scientific. Columbus accidentally discovered the Americas while looking for the fabled “Inndies”, so he called them Indians. Americas supplied Europeans with agricultural needs, such as potato, maize. Europeans unleashed cattle, swine, and horses. Horses soon were a part of Native American tribes and used for hunting. Columbus also introduced sugar causing the “Sugar Revolution” which thrived in the warm climate of the Caribbean. Consequently, Columbus also brought diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, and smallpox. Years of isolation ridded the Native Americans of antibodies, within 50 years of the Spanish arrival the Taino natives dwindled from about 1 million to 200. As revenge the New World infected the Spanish with syphilis. Spain secured Columbus’s findings with the Treaty of Tordesillas and Portugal received compensating territory in Africa and Asia, as well as title lands that would soon become Brazil. Vasco Nunez Balboa discovered Pacific Ocean in 1513.

In the past, European countries came to the Americas looking to build their empire and gain power. They were competing to be the most powerful country and improve their economic lives. In the drive to be the most powerful European country, they started colonizing the Americas. The effects of colonization were reflected in different groups of people. Some effects were bad and some ere good. There are different perspectives about colonization. Some people think that the colonization was a great event that happened to the Americans and Europeans. However, as Murrin’s article states and in my opinion the European colonies in the Americas were not completely positive development and affected them in various ways. Colonization was almost a

The colonization of Latin America was a massive turning point in the region’s history; two worlds previously unknown to one another collided, resulting in the genocide of millions of indigenous Latin Americans, conquest at the hands of the Europeans and the formation of an entirely new, racially-mixed culture of people. In the aftermath of this encounter, Latin America continued to struggle with social inequality and economic disparity, and though they eventually freed themselves from European rule, many aspects of Latin American life remained difficult. Latin America’s entire modern history inexplicably stems from conquest and colonization, and many of the issues plaguing nations in the area today can be traced back to age-old institutions

They all impactfully affected their states, in any case their development or area. The most profitable part of colonization is the social mixing that occurred, which prompted the conception of a few unique civic establishments and societies. Since colonization in the Americas was supported by a few distinct countries, each of these countries carried that culture with them and transplanted upon their provinces. At the point when these provinces meet, thoughts and convictions were traded, permitting social dispersion. This mixing of society realized new societies, and as distinctive individuals combined, they created new human advancements of individuals. The most negative part of European colonization is the huge number of lives that were lost over silly slaughter and fighting. The Natives were constrained out of their property and they were victimized and bamboozled from. A great many Natives were oppressed, and an awesome lion's share of them kicked the bucket. Africans were taken from the homes, split separated from their families, and compelled to perform coldblooded work. The ruthless, heartless routine of bondage was consolidated into American culture and history, and that characteristic of disgrace will dependably stay upon us, as a lasting stain in our history. European extension and investigation has played a significant and key part in building up

The importance of racial hierarchy in the sense of European colonization efforts can largely be linked back to power and control. One of the greatest tools that the Europeans had in their conquests in the Americas and Africa was their use of religion as a means of rendering the native peoples that they intended to take advantage of docile. Essentially, it seems that in the cases where European explorers were easily able to spread their religion, as opposed to meeting resistance, they more or less treated the natives as relative equals because their goals were already being met without having to apply excessive pressure. This can largely be seen with the shifting views towards native Americans by various European countries and the treatment

One of the major impacts that colonization brought on contemporary politics in the region was the distrust of authority and a broken government system. Due to Spain constantly changing the authority in the Americas, the Latin America people did not know who to trust anymore. Every new viceroy that arrived in Latin America, required different things that the one that was placed before him. Another example, were the conquistadores searching for wealth. In this case, the conquistadores did not represent the crown, thus they did whatever they desired as long as they paid a royal fifth. The issue that I believe that really infuriated the masses of Latin America was the fact that King Charles V was obtaining gold and silver from the Americas, and

Introduction: South America has many helpful resources, tools, land and etc. to help out other countries. Even though other countries may need these components to be more improved, countries shouldn’t colonize certain countries such as America colonizing South America. America may need certain things they have but their will be consequences and problems when colonizing them. As a citizen you have to make smart decisions because they will affect your country.

This new global system, with the conquest of the Americas at its core, gradually and greatly enriched Western European powers. From an economic perspective, Europeans were able to reap the benefits of extremely cheap labor, free and abundant land, rich natural resources, and abundant markets around the world to sell their products. The conquest and settlement of the Americas is the key starting point for understanding the rise of European economic and imperial power. The newfound wealth of the Americas clearly set the stage for the economic ascendance of Western Europe beginning in this era of

With colonization comes the natural idea that the settlers have a right of superiority over the indigenous people. This idea held to be true in almost all of European colonization in Africa (Stanley and Milne 198), but Isak Dinesen and her relationships with African people and cultures were special. “Unlike most of her fellow Europeans, Dinesen embraces the differences she finds between herself and the East Africans and often adopts their customs and attitudes. Her relationship with them evolves into friendship” (Stanley and Milne 198).

Over the years Europeans have established many different types of colonies throughout the Global South for reasons such as the expansion of empire and for economic motives. These different types of colonies such as, company rule, direct rule, indirect rule and settler rule have been established and maintained using ways that best suited each colony and the motives of the colonisers. However all of the colonial governments shared certain attributes. (Exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu, 2014). Some of the mechanisms used to maintain rule can still be seen as playing a major role in the contemporary world, although the form of imperialism can be seen as changed from colonialism to neo-colonialism to better suit the needs of the growing capitalist dominant powers. This essay is structured as follows: first I will briefly discuss the background of the Scramble for Africa including some of the possible motives. Secondly I will analyse some of the mechanisms used to establish rule focusing on certain colonial rule types and will examine some of the ways in which colonizers maintained rule in colonies. Thirdly I will examine some of the mechanisms still being used to dominate the Global South using the concept of Neo-colonialism.