Meaning of the Title, “When Worlds Collide” In the first chapter of US History, the title, “When Worlds Collide” is given to describe this chapter. This represents that the Europeans and Natives had different cultures, diseases, plants, animals, and technology, as if they were in 2 completely different worlds, then met up with each other once Columbus set foot in the Americas. These worlds collided when Columbus, rather than sailing to India, accidentally sailed to the Americas in 1492, meeting the Tainos for the first time. From then on, Europeans and the Natives interacted with each other, and their worlds became entwined. The English, Spanish, and French had different approaches to these people. To start things off, the Spaniards conquered
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Since each colony was separated, it depended on the colony and the people themselves. For example, the Powhatan tribe kidnapped (adultnapped?) John Smith, and planned to kill him. Pocahontas, the daughter of the leader, stopped him from killing Smith. Later, she married John Rolfe (not the same person as John Smith), and had a child with him. On the other hand, some fought for land. King Philip’s War was between the Puritans and Natives. A Native tribe attacked over half of the Puritan towns at the time, and the Puritans wanted land. Both of these factors caused this war. At the end, King Philip was killed, and the Puritans got the land. This shows that some Englishmen and Natives were hostile towards each other, but others were more friendly. Others just ignored Natives entirely, as they had no reason to interact with them. This fits the title of the chapter because some Natives and Englishmen were affected more than others, but everyone felt some sort impact. One of the most important parts that explain the title, “When Worlds Collide” is the Columbian Exchange. This was the trading between Europe and the Americas. This included intentional and unintentional trades. From this, they traded plants, animals, technology, and
Since each colony was separated, it depended on the colony and the people themselves. For example, the Powhatan tribe kidnapped (adultnapped?) John Smith, and planned to kill him. Pocahontas, the daughter of the leader, stopped him from killing Smith. Later, she married John Rolfe (not the same person as John Smith), and had a child with him. On the other hand, some fought for land. King Philip’s War was between the Puritans and Natives. A Native tribe attacked over half of the Puritan towns at the time, and the Puritans wanted land. Both of these factors caused this war. At the end, King Philip was killed, and the Puritans got the land. This shows that some Englishmen and Natives were hostile towards each other, but others were more friendly. Others just ignored Natives entirely, as they had no reason to interact with them. This fits the title of the chapter because some Natives and Englishmen were affected more than others, but everyone felt some sort impact. One of the most important parts that explain the title, “When Worlds Collide” is the Columbian Exchange. This was the trading between Europe and the Americas. This included intentional and unintentional trades. From this, they traded plants, animals, technology, and