European Influence On Native Americans Summary

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Hi Anaderi,

I agree with that all the assigned readings talked about the change of Indians' life after the European coming in to their life. At the first beginning, some of the European outcomers tried to live in harmony with the Indians. Unfortunately, however, they turned to impact a lot on the life of local people or treat the locals with violence by using their advanced technologies. The introduction of the horses has facilitated the Indians' life a lot, which has become an important tool for them to travel great distance as well as hunting. The negative impacts appeared soon when the grassland was destroyed a lot by the horses. In my view, the influence of Europeans should be viewed from two aspects.

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