European explorers came to what was known as the “New World” of America in the 1500s. Before this time the continent was an unknown place. They saw it as an entirely new land with animals, plants, and landscape to discover, they had never seen nor heard anything like this before. Over time they learned to adapt to the new and different environments, and their lives changed.
The American Indians were extremely creative, they learned to adapt to places like the desert, in forest, along oceans, and on grassy prairies. While the Native Americans were great in agriculture, like being hunters and farmers. They often built homes and town, and traded with other tribes. Beginning in the late fifteenth century, explorers, conquerors, missionaries, merchants, …show more content…
The Natives had no immunity to these diseases that the European explorers brought to North America. The disease they brought along were small pox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox etc. These were all deadly to the American Indians considering they had no immunity to them at all, villages were sometimes perished because of them. These people never set out to destroy the people of the New World. Not only did the diseases affect the people they also infected the animals who lived in close proximity with the humans. The Europeans lived in more tightly packed areas than the Native Americans. Due to so many people living together lack of food became a problem and the sewage systems became a problem. Diseases spread more quickly due to exposed sewage, and forced the Europeans’ bodies to adapt to dealing with the diseases. For those who survived the harsh conditions, their immune systems benefited from …show more content…
Although the most famous trade route was the Triangular Trade, and it had a great impact on the New World Colonies there was also other versions and simpler ways to trade from the UK to the northern colonies. There were at least a half of dozen routes that impacted the New World. The Europeans soon realized they needed workers to help build houses and clear fields. They often offered trade goods to certain American Indians tribes for captured Indians from the tribal wars in return. These Indians were bought and sold as slaves. Slavery led to welfare among Indian tribes. Most tribes moved to escape the slave trade, often destroyed their tribes indefinitely. Over time this practice of enslaving Native peoples ended, however it greatly affected American
The American Indians were extremely creative, they learned to adapt to places like the desert, in forest, along oceans, and on grassy prairies. While the Native Americans were great in agriculture, like being hunters and farmers. They often built homes and town, and traded with other tribes. Beginning in the late fifteenth century, explorers, conquerors, missionaries, merchants, …show more content…
The Natives had no immunity to these diseases that the European explorers brought to North America. The disease they brought along were small pox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox etc. These were all deadly to the American Indians considering they had no immunity to them at all, villages were sometimes perished because of them. These people never set out to destroy the people of the New World. Not only did the diseases affect the people they also infected the animals who lived in close proximity with the humans. The Europeans lived in more tightly packed areas than the Native Americans. Due to so many people living together lack of food became a problem and the sewage systems became a problem. Diseases spread more quickly due to exposed sewage, and forced the Europeans’ bodies to adapt to dealing with the diseases. For those who survived the harsh conditions, their immune systems benefited from …show more content…
Although the most famous trade route was the Triangular Trade, and it had a great impact on the New World Colonies there was also other versions and simpler ways to trade from the UK to the northern colonies. There were at least a half of dozen routes that impacted the New World. The Europeans soon realized they needed workers to help build houses and clear fields. They often offered trade goods to certain American Indians tribes for captured Indians from the tribal wars in return. These Indians were bought and sold as slaves. Slavery led to welfare among Indian tribes. Most tribes moved to escape the slave trade, often destroyed their tribes indefinitely. Over time this practice of enslaving Native peoples ended, however it greatly affected American