The Colonization Of Native Americans

The Navigation Act of 1651 was an attempt to put more control over where and who England could trade with. It was decided that only English ships could carry goods that were going to and from the colonies. The English government was trying to have a close watch on England’s Imports and Exports. This

Soon the Quartering Act was passed, directing the colonies to provide quarters for British soldiers. Americans found this oppressive because it meant that soldiers were placed in colonial homes. In 1764 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, putting a duty on most printed materials. This was a normal tax for the British as it had been going on in Britain for a long time, and it made sense that the rest of their empire would pay the same tax. This placed a burden on merchants and the colonial elite who did most legal transactions and read the newspapers. Also passed in the same year was the Declaratory Act, which stated that the colonies were subject to the will of Parliament. This made a lot of sense to the British, as Parliament was their ruling body, but, to the colonies who had become used to their own government during the years of salutory neglect, this was a direct threat to their way of life.

To insure that the American colonies would contribute to this overall sense of British wealth, various Navigation Acts were passed beginning in 1650 to regulate trade between the colonies, England, and the rest of the world. In many cases, ships carrying American products to other European countries had to stop in England first to pay duties before continuing onward. Also, goods traveling to and from America had to be

Also the colonies couldn't manufacture certain products, and there weren't any banks to ensure that England got all the money it possibly could. Yet, since, in the early days of the colonies, England didn't pay much attention to them so they didn't really follow the rules set on them now. Being trade companies set up the colonies, they already traded with each other and other countries as well continued to do so when the laws started. They produced crops such as tobacco, rice, and sugar. They also had shipbuilding companies. Plus, the colonies had a slave trade with the Dutch and the West Indies.

Many prominent historians argue a clash between culture and religious philosophy was the primary cause of conflict between European settlers in North America and Native Americans. However, a closer analysis of American history suggests otherwise. While a clash in cultures and religious differences did exist, the European domination of Native Americans was primarily fueled by European economic motivations, a desire for valuable natural resources and a craving to expand the American colonial system. Due to this, the conflict was inevitable.

Native Americans during 1785-1829 were affected by western expansion because of the removal of Native Americans from the land, white settlers attempting to assimilate Native Americans to their culture, and were involved in battles between the a Native Americans and white setters which led to the depleting number of Native Americans.

When Europeans came to the American continent, contact with the Native Americans who were already living there was inevitable. In the colonization of early America, the various groups of European settlers: the Spanish, French, English, and Dutch each had unique experiences with, and therefore individual opinions of the Native Americans whom they interacted. Each of these nations also shared commonalties in their colonization processes and in how they viewed Native Americans. Furthermore, the Native Americans held differing opinions of each group of Europeans whom they encountered while some features of their relationships with Europeans were consistent despite the tribe or nation involved.

From the 1650s to the 1750s, the British colonies in America economically thrived under salutary neglect. The British crown would turn a “blind-eye” to merchants and sailors trading with foreign nations– outlawed by Parliament. During this period, the colonists felt as if they had control over the respective state governments and the taxes they paid. However, in the mid-1700s, the period of salutary neglect by the British ended, resulting in greater Parliamentary control and the imposition of many direct taxes, such as the Sugar act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765. These direct taxes angered many colonists, as previously they had been paying indirect taxes, but these direct taxes where place without any direct representation in Parliament.

As tension escalated between the British colonies in the New World and the British, many individuals began to reach their breaking point. Much of this tension created violence and unjustified actions. However, the colonists’ fight for independence was condoned as the colonies shifted from outbreaks and riots to a serious Britain-free government ideal post the American Revolution. Such acts of the Americans were justified because the colonists only wanted freedom and independence. Instead of giving them what the colonists wanted, Britain took advantage of them using taxes and controlled them with a leader on the other side of the earth.

The British government had just fought a costly war with France and needed money to pay for medical care and damage. Needing a source for funds, the British turned to their newly acquired land and sought after the colonies for payment. This led to the British government tightening control over the colonies and made them feel oppressed. The British imposed several acts on the colonies. One of these acts was the Sugar Act of 1764. The purpose of the law was to stop the smuggling of goods in and out of the colonies. Naval officers used writs of assistance to enter colonial

The Navigation Acts forced the colonies to only trade directly with Great Britain. Clearly, this sparked anger in the colonists; why couldn’t they trade with whoever they wanted to? The British greedily wanted all of the gold, and all the poor colonist wanted was a bit more freedom. The British where using mercantilism, a way of gaining wealth, by putting taxes on the imported colonist goods, which were then sent off to other places. The British just wanted all the wealth, no matter who’s toes they step on in the process. The colonist rightly protested, but the British said that this would benefit everyone; apparently, that wasn’t true. The British made the colonist pay for the trade ships, and the colonist had to load and unload the imports and exports. This act increased tension during, and after, the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years’ War, was over a highly successful trade and land expansion. This short war lasted for about nine years, leading to a British and colonial victory. At first, it looked like the French where going to win, easily swatting away the enemy forces; however, the tide turned when the British got a new general in

In the 1650’s, the British government longed to embellish its authority and establish more centralized control governing its Colonies. Parliament established the Navigation Acts which only allowed British vessels to ferry

Colonial merchants resented the trading restrictions and continues to illegally trade with other countries. England did little to stop them until 1684, when King Charles II began to punish colonists whom he believed most resisted English authority, which were the leaders and merchants of Massachusetts. After failing to persuade them to obey English laws, England revoked the colony’s corporate character and they were under strict control of the crown. When King James II proceeded Charles, he began seeking to make the colonies more obedient. Within three years the land from south Maine to New Jersey was united into one colony, the Dominion of New England. The Navigation Acts were strictly enforced, smugglers were prosecuted, local assemblies

The Navigation Act of 1651 was made to trade goods between England colonies and the rest of the world. England was running a tight supervision on imports and exports. As the act states “No goods or commodities whatsoever of the growth, production or manufacture of Asia, Africa or America”, basically no one else can bring goods into the colonies besides English boats. Only the English boats can leave pick up and ship out goods. But they did make and exception-- goods can be brought in by the main manufacture from its original place of production. This was the only way other ships besides the English were able to enter to trade with the colonies. This was to limit and have control over all goods importing and exporting to and from England and its colonies. I would say this not only being in control but to be informed of no mistakes for protection of the English colonies.

Smuggling could not be controlled, since it was in the interest of too many Spaniards on both sides of the .Atlantic to participate. Great Britain had four major aims in it’s mercantile policy: to encourage growth of a native merchant marine fleet, to protect English manufacturer’s from foreign competition, to protect English agriculture, especially grain farmers, and to accumulate as much hard money as possible (Americans had to pay for everything with hard currency, which drained gold from America. Colonial paper was not legal in England).). The Navigation Acts were efforts to put the theory of mercantilism into actual practice. Under the provisions of this legislation, trade with the colonies was to be conducted only in English or colonial ships.