The early interactions between the colonists and natives were strong and peaceful but they eventually became more and more dangerous. The two parties became more aggressive overtime and this was fueled by three major things that were linked to the actions of the colonies.
The introduction of disease into the lives of the native american was a very dangerous and perilous to the natives. The diseases that had been introduced into early america were european. This meant that the native americans who lived there had never had heard of or seen these diseases. They were completely alien to the natives and they had no immunity against them. The european diseases dissemination across the tribes caused hundreds of infections and eventually death. These …show more content…
There was a major issue with this action: which was that the colonists were using their government, which the natives did not even follow, to “legally” take native land. The natives way of life was very different from the europeans and so were their personal definitions about owning land. An article by the University of North Carolina states that the natives thought of it as sharing land and letting others into your territory.[When they purchased land from Indians, Europeans understood the deal as a full transfer of rights. A man who purchased a tract of land was understood to have the right to use it for any purpose, sell it to whom he wished, and to forbid trespassers. Indians... did not typically see themselves as signing away all rights to land. They… understood a land sale to mean that the colonists could live on land in a native village’s territory, but that all would continue to share hunting rights.]. The differences between the two cultures made it different for them to buy and manage land and then since natives moved around, the colonies were always trespassed by natives who did not know of the deal of the land. Conflicts typically occurred when the colonists and natives disputed over land that the colonies wanted to permanently settle as which was not a
The introduction of disease into the lives of the native american was a very dangerous and perilous to the natives. The diseases that had been introduced into early america were european. This meant that the native americans who lived there had never had heard of or seen these diseases. They were completely alien to the natives and they had no immunity against them. The european diseases dissemination across the tribes caused hundreds of infections and eventually death. These …show more content…
There was a major issue with this action: which was that the colonists were using their government, which the natives did not even follow, to “legally” take native land. The natives way of life was very different from the europeans and so were their personal definitions about owning land. An article by the University of North Carolina states that the natives thought of it as sharing land and letting others into your territory.[When they purchased land from Indians, Europeans understood the deal as a full transfer of rights. A man who purchased a tract of land was understood to have the right to use it for any purpose, sell it to whom he wished, and to forbid trespassers. Indians... did not typically see themselves as signing away all rights to land. They… understood a land sale to mean that the colonists could live on land in a native village’s territory, but that all would continue to share hunting rights.]. The differences between the two cultures made it different for them to buy and manage land and then since natives moved around, the colonies were always trespassed by natives who did not know of the deal of the land. Conflicts typically occurred when the colonists and natives disputed over land that the colonies wanted to permanently settle as which was not a