Westward Expansion impacted them socially by taking the Native Americans culture from them. More specifically by killing their tribes, taking them off of their reservations and forcing them to learn to act like white settlers, taking their tents so they are unable to move around and putting them in schools to learn English and how to work. They are affected economically/geographically by having their main resources taken away from them. The white settlers took their buffalo, timber and land in the name of Westward Expansion, making it hard for the Natives as those things are what they mainly used for survival. Lastly Westward Expansion affected the lives of Native Americans politically.…
1. Explain the factors (physical, political, social, technological) that made Native Americans vulnerable to conquest by European colonizers. The major factors that made the Native Americans vulnerable to conquest were their susceptibility to diseases like chicken pox, measles and smallpox. All of these disease the European conquerors had immunities to these diseases.…
Since the Native Americans did not know about God or have as advanced technologies, such as guns, the settlers deemed them as lesser people. Their success made the Europeans angry and jealous that they were not superior and then became concerned about fighting with the Indians than their own needs that they needed to set up so that they could survive there. The Indians were actually the only thing that were keeping the settlers alive and the constant guerrilla warfare that went back and forth between the two groups diminished the trust between both of them. They were constantly fighting with the Native Americans which was a poor idea because they were their main source of food.…
Another negative affect the move had on Native Americans was the mass killings of bison by the white population. Bison were a main source of food, clothing, and resources for the Indians so the fact that the new settlers took them all for themselves or to trade. The Dawes Act in 1877 was another pernicious effect on the Natives. This act virtually attempted to morph the Indians into “the perfect white citizen”. This most likely was not the way the Native Americans wanted to live on land that was previously “owned” by them.…
The Natives also had to worry about fighting such as battles like the Sand Creek massacre. Native Americans had to adjust to the whites and the way they treated them. With Buffalo's becoming extinct it affected and made life harder for them. The Westward Expansion impacted the Native Americans land and culture.…
The native Americans showed the Europeans many safe places basically gave them a tour of their village and help them collect food, water and create shelter. Soon language became one of the problems between both of them most of the communication between them was sign language. Indians were not able to form a successful coalition against the Europeans because Europeans were way more advanced with technology. Europeans brought many things along with them such as weapons, men, horses, and most of all diseases. Native Americans could not fight against disease many of them…
Europeans have had an impact on many peoples’ life and culture. This was no different when the Europeans first came to America and encountered the natives. When the English and the Puritans first arrived, the Native Americans handled them in different ways. Some welcomed them with open arms, while others approached them with caution. ; however, despite handling the Europeans differently, the natives were still impacted by them all the same.…
Furthermore, the Europeans carried extremely more advanced weapons than the Indians, which contributed to the lack of power for Native American tribes. Essentially, before the enormous trend of European colonists, Indians inhabited the majority of America and embraced the nature and land. After settlers came to America, violence began erupting because of conflicts between explorers and Indians regarding land rights. Consequently, this led to frequent wars and resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent Native Americans. Unfortunately, most of the war captives would later be executed or enslaved, where they would be forced to work till death.…
Expansion, the Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word as “the act or progress on expanding”. Expansion is something that our history has come to know for many years. Throughout all these years of expansion one question arises, is expansion always positive? When thinking about expansion many people think of the people actually expanding, but never consider the people affected by it. For example, expansion in the new world had a negative effect on the Native Americans in North America.…
“This land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York Island, from the Redwood forests to the Gulfstream waters, this land was made for you and me” (Guthrie). Contrary to the lyrics in “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, this land was apparently not made for “you and me.” America was only made for the “me” aspect of the song, “me” being the Americans. Thousands of years ago, the Americas were undiscovered by the Europeans. Now, this land withholds a great country.…
Colonization has had a great impact on the lives of Indigenous people. Since the first European settlers came to Canada, the way of life, traditions, and culture of Indigenous people have been threatened. Additionally, their mental and physical health have been impacted by methods of assimilation and government policies . Numerous diseases were introduced to Native communities thanks to the contact with Europeans . However, the social conditions of Indigenous people also contributed to the creation of health problems .…
The European settlers diminished the Native American’s villages, families, religion, and culture.…
Interactions between Europeans and Native Americans While attempting to find a faster route to the Indies, Christopher Columbus discovered another land instead. Since the English, French and Spanish were all seeking power at the time that same land would soon after be explored. As the news of the discovery spread, the English shortly found power in the acquisition of the land itself, the French in fur trade, and the Spanish in conquering and exploiting the Native Americans that originally inhabited the area. During the process of fulfilling their achievements, each European had different approaches and distinct encounters with the local Native Americans. The English initially had friendly relationships with them, but with time and trade, hostility…
Europeans needed slaves, so they took advantage of the Indians and forced them to be their slaves. When they found Indians, they could use to build and sell things, they captured and solved them as slaves. Also, new trade routes were discovered when the connection between Europe and the Americas happened. The Europeans introduced trade goods to Indians which interested them into using them in their everyday lives. Another important aspect to the Europeans, was the spread of religion because the Indians would be the first people they could introduce it to.…
After the violent Middle Ages, the Renaissance was a rebirth of art, education, and exploration. During the Renaissance, there was a multitude of new inventions, movements, and discoveries that were spurred by curiosity and the desire for improvements. Among these are the reformation of the traditional Catholic Church, along with the stabilization of many economies. One of the new ages was known as the Age of Exploration, where adventurers were beginning to explore new areas and lands far away. The Age of Exploration was a controversial age with both negative and positive effects, however it was more harmful since Africans and natives were exploited, plagued by death, and stripped of their customs and traditional cultures.…