Upon the discovery of the new world, the Europeans assumed they were alone on the vast landmass that came to be known as America. As history dictates, they were wrong and there was a host of Natives that already called the land known as America home. The relationship between the new arrivals and the Natives was controversial at best due to the culture shock of both parties. The Europeans viewed the Natives as savage and harsh due to the Europeans’ views of what made a culture civil, but also respected the Native Americans for their hardiness and ingenuity.
Europeans of the early settlement period came from a background where the customs and traditions of the family were to be exceptionally proper and well kept. Status of the era was also reliant …show more content…
While some Settlers understood that the Natives owned most of the land that they were living on and that it was offensive to the Natives, many assumed that since there was no formal settlement of them that the land was free. The Settlers were sitting and having breakfast when the Natives “basely and barbarously [murdered them], not sparing either age or sex” because of the Natives felt offended by the Settler’s actions (Waterhouse 14). While the Settlers viewed their ownership of the land they had claimed as legitimate because the Natives did not follow the same methods of land licensing as the Settlers, the Natives were deeply disturbed that their “guests” would illegally use the land. From the Settler’s point of view, the Natives simply attacked with very little provocation because from the perspective of the Europeans, the land that they were using belonged to them and was theirs to do with what they pleased. Upon further analysis however, it becomes clear that the Europeans must have provoked the Native Americans because other narratives tell of peaceful relationships between the Settlers and the Natives. Land would be the obvious offense given that the Settlers had no knowledge of any events that would set off the
Europeans of the early settlement period came from a background where the customs and traditions of the family were to be exceptionally proper and well kept. Status of the era was also reliant …show more content…
While some Settlers understood that the Natives owned most of the land that they were living on and that it was offensive to the Natives, many assumed that since there was no formal settlement of them that the land was free. The Settlers were sitting and having breakfast when the Natives “basely and barbarously [murdered them], not sparing either age or sex” because of the Natives felt offended by the Settler’s actions (Waterhouse 14). While the Settlers viewed their ownership of the land they had claimed as legitimate because the Natives did not follow the same methods of land licensing as the Settlers, the Natives were deeply disturbed that their “guests” would illegally use the land. From the Settler’s point of view, the Natives simply attacked with very little provocation because from the perspective of the Europeans, the land that they were using belonged to them and was theirs to do with what they pleased. Upon further analysis however, it becomes clear that the Europeans must have provoked the Native Americans because other narratives tell of peaceful relationships between the Settlers and the Natives. Land would be the obvious offense given that the Settlers had no knowledge of any events that would set off the