When the Europeans first embarked to the New World, they were unaware of major changes that they would carry with them. Disease traveled across the sea with them causing many native people in the New World to die. With no choice, new religions and ideas were forced upon the natives influencing their daily life. By forcing new religions and ideas, it also changed their culture completely. The European explorers affected the people of the New World by exposing them to diseases, forcing religions upon them, and the loss of their culture. Diseases such as smallpox, measles, and tuberculosis had a huge impact on the lives of the natives. In the city of Tenochtitlan, “…a great many died from this plague and many other died of hunger.” A vast amount
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The Europeans saw so many things wrong with the way the natives were living. On a positive note, the native’s tradition of human sacrificing soon came to an end. The Europeans however, soon took over the natives land and made it their own. Bernal Diaz states that the natives “are gold and silversmiths...and carvers also do the most beautiful work with iron tools.” The Spaniards brought careers and carving skills from their country and began teaching it to the natives. Bernal Diaz also explains that, “Many sons of chieftains know how to read and write, and to compose books…Now they breed cattle of all sorts, and break in oxen, and plough the land.” Since the natives soon began to become more education and agriculturally advanced, the Spaniards saw this as an advantage and soon enslaved many of the natives. Document 8 states, “The Spaniards also weakened traditional tribal bonds by resettling individual members of tribes far apart so that they would have little contact with one another.” By weakening these ties with natives they were more easily manipulated. Document 8 also says, “In some cases, Indians were moved to specially designed villages where they would be forced to give up their customs so they could be taught Christianity and European customs and manners.” The natives were influenced easier because they were vulnerable. These specially designed
The Europeans saw so many things wrong with the way the natives were living. On a positive note, the native’s tradition of human sacrificing soon came to an end. The Europeans however, soon took over the natives land and made it their own. Bernal Diaz states that the natives “are gold and silversmiths...and carvers also do the most beautiful work with iron tools.” The Spaniards brought careers and carving skills from their country and began teaching it to the natives. Bernal Diaz also explains that, “Many sons of chieftains know how to read and write, and to compose books…Now they breed cattle of all sorts, and break in oxen, and plough the land.” Since the natives soon began to become more education and agriculturally advanced, the Spaniards saw this as an advantage and soon enslaved many of the natives. Document 8 states, “The Spaniards also weakened traditional tribal bonds by resettling individual members of tribes far apart so that they would have little contact with one another.” By weakening these ties with natives they were more easily manipulated. Document 8 also says, “In some cases, Indians were moved to specially designed villages where they would be forced to give up their customs so they could be taught Christianity and European customs and manners.” The natives were influenced easier because they were vulnerable. These specially designed