Primal Behaviors Of Native Americans

Christopher Columbus landed in the new world in 1492, he discovered a group of peoples and named them Indians. The Natives seemed to be uncivilized and lack humanism, often thought to be savages. However, the English were the real savages in their crusade to inflict their religion on anyone who wasnt English. Indians were unevolved compared to the mighty English. At this point Native Americans have yet to discover the horse. Due to the primal behaviors of the Indians, hunting and farming was not as developed as the English. Before the integration of domesticated animals into America, they farmed and hunted instinctually and impractically. The adoption of cows, horses and sheep changed everything Native Americans knew about harvesting and herding …show more content…
A few animals were harvested and kept as a food source such as chickens, guinea pigs and dogs. Other animals had to be hunted or scavenged for on a daily basis such as insects, lizards and bigger game animals. Bigger game consisted of mostly turkey, deer, fish, and duck. Native americans were great hunters and gatherers, often colonies who were strictly hunters could not maintain a permanent location due to the migrating herds. This made it especially difficult to harvest the land and keep grains and produce. On the other hand, there were great gatherers who lived solely on grains, and vegetables. Agriculture took a lot of labor and manpower to keep up with. This lead to fatigue, which had been a common cause of disease and death. So as you can see there were a lot of limitations on the amount of harvesting they could do. The natives needed a power source and eventually it would be fulfilled by the …show more content…
Horses had become so common, Native Americans trained and bred them for warefare. Horses at this time were only common in the western plains of the United States. So tribes in the plains had an advantage over those near the coasts. This lead to conflict among tribes leading to territories to be taken over. The plains indians have adopted the horse; a huge asset to war at this time. Very shortly, plains indians had become experienced riders, awarding them the upper hand on anyone who didn’t own horses. Tribes would soon learn they could raid neighboring tribes. They could go farther than they ever could on foot and arrive completely rested. They effortlessly took over new territory and expanded their territory. In order to efficiently move forward and begin their industry, a power source must be harnessed, one of which would be given to them by the Spanish as